Appendix A: About the Authors

Matthew C. Nisbet is Professor of Communication, Public Policy & Urban Affairs at Northeastern University, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Environmental Communication, a columnist at Issues in Science and Technology magazine, and creator of the blog Wealth of Ideas (www.wealthofideas.org).

Erik C. Nisbet is Associate Professor of Communication at Ohio State University, Codirector of the Eurasian Security and Governance Program at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies, and Coprincipal Investigator on its Comparative National Elections Project.