Aseem Prakash

Aseem Prakash is Professor of Political Science and Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences, serving as Founding Director of the Center for Environmental Politics. He also established the Cambridge Series in Business and Public Policy and Cambridge Elements in Organizational Response to Climate Change as Founding Editor.

His research centers on environmental politics with emphases on climate change policy, nonprofit governance, and public opinion dynamics. Key interests include citizen attitudes toward renewable energy infrastructure, climate adaptation measures, and biodiversity conservation trade-offs. Methodologically, he specializes in cross-national survey experiments examining policy acceptance across diverse contexts including the US, Europe, Thailand, and South Africa. His work bridges academic scholarship and policy relevance through investigations of corporate climate commitments, NGO regulatory impacts, and political economy dimensions of environmental governance.

Analysis of recent publications reveals a consistent focus on empirical examinations of climate policy design and public acceptance, with growing attention to climate justice frameworks and the interplay between mitigation/adaptation strategies. His research demonstrates methodological sophistication through conjoint experiments and comparative panel studies, particularly regarding energy infrastructure siting conflicts and the political viability of climate targets.

As Founding Director of the Center for Environmental Politics, Prakash leads an interdisciplinary research hub advancing scholarship on political dimensions of environmental challenges through collaborative projects and policy-engaged scholarship.