David A. Sonnenfeld

David A. Sonnenfeld
Sonnenfeld in 2022.
Born	(1953-07-31) July 31, 1953 (age 71)
Alma mater	UC Santa Cruz University of Oregon
Scientific career
Fields	Sociology Environmental policy Environmental sociology Ecological modernisation
Institutions	SUNY ESF Syracuse University Washington State University
Thesis	Greening the Tiger?: Social Movements' Influence on Adoption of Environmental Technologies in the Pulp and Paper Industries of Australia, Indonesia, and Thailand  (1996)

David Allan Sonnenfeld (born July 31, 1953) is an American sociologist and Professor Emeritus of Sociology and environmental policy at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, known for his work in the field of ecological modernisation. ^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Sonnenfeld was born to Joseph Sonnenfeld (1929–2014), professor of geography at the Texas A&M University. ^[3] Sonnenfeld obtained his undergraduate degree from the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon in 1973 ^[4] and his Ph.D. in sociology in 1996 from the University of California, Santa Cruz, ^[5] where his graduate studies focused on environmental social science, the sociology of development (Southeast Asia), and historical and field research methods. ^[6]

Sonnenfeld started his academic career as assistant professor of sociology at Washington State University. He is also a research associate and periodic guest professor with the Environmental Policy Group at Wageningen University and Research Centre. ^{[6] [7]}

In September 2007 he joined the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, where he was appointed professor and chair of environmental studies. He is co-editor of Ecological Modernisation Around the World: Perspectives and Critical Debates. In 2006, he co-edited the book Challenging the Chip . ^[6] He was also a senior research associate at the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University. ^[8] Sonnenfeld retired in September 2022. ^[9]

Work

Forest policy issues led to pursuits in the late 1980s, providing further impetus for forest-industry related research. As an Intercampus Exchange Student at the University of California, Berkeley in 1991, Sonnenfeld joined a network of scholars studying Indonesian forestry issues, beginning his foray into the study of social and environmental transformation in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. ^[6]

In 1993-94, he was a visiting research fellow at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies at the Australian National University, from where he based his field research on the adoption of environmental technologies in the pulp and paper industries of Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. ^[6]

Selected publications

• Peter Oosterveer; Sonnenfeld, David Allan (2012). Food, Globalization and Sustainability. London and New York: Earthscan/Routledge. ISBN   978-1-84971-260-6.
• Arthur P. J. Mol; Sonnenfeld, David Allan; Spaargaren, Gert (2009). The Ecological Modernisation Reader: Environmental Reform in Theory and Practice. New York: Routledge. ISBN   978-0-415-45370-7.
• Smith, Ted J.; Sonnenfeld, David Allan; Pellow, David N. (2006). Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN   1-59213-330-4.
• Mol, A. P. J.; Sonnenfeld, David Allan (2000). Ecological modernisation around the world: perspectives and critical debates. London: Frank Cass. ISBN   0-7146-8113-X.
• Arthur P. J. Mol; Sonnenfeld, David Allan; Spaargaren, Gert (2009). The Ecological Modernisation Reader: Environmental Reform in Theory and Practice. New York: Routledge. ISBN   978-0-415-45370-7.
• Sonnenfeld, David A. (1996). Greening the Tiger? Social Movements' Influence on Adoption of Environmental Technologies in the Pulp and Paper Industries of Australia, Indonesia, and Thailand. Santa Cruz: University of California.

References

1. Dobson, Andrew. Green political thought. Psychology Press, 2000.
2. Sassen, Saskia. Cities in a world economy. Sage Publications, 2011.
3. Joseph Sonnenfeld (1929-2014) Archived May 30, 2022, at the Wayback Machine by David A. Sonnenfeld at esf.edu. April 20, 2015.
4. "David A. Sonnenfeld, BA '73". Clark Honors College. May 5, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
5. Support for his dissertation research was received from the Fulbright Program, the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, and the Switzer Foundation Environmental Program.
6. David A. Sonnenfeld, Ph.D. Biographical Note Archived September 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine at esf.edu. Accessed June 16, 2015.
7. "People of the Environmental Policy Group". Wageningen UR. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
8. "David A. Sonnenfeld, Senior Research Associate". Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs . Retrieved December 15, 2024.
9. "David A. Sonnenfeld on LinkedIn". linkedin.com . Retrieved December 15, 2024. Today, September 1, 2022, marks a new beginning for me, as I commence the next, "active retirement" chapter of my personal and professional life....

External links

• Official website