Chapters in edited volumes

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  • Nisbet, M.C. (2018). “Preface.” In M.C. Nisbet (Ed.) The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication. New York: Oxford University Press. [html]

  • Hestres, L. & Nisbet, M.C. (2018). “Environmental advocacy at the dawn of the Trump era: Assessing strategies for preserving progress.” In Norman J. Vig and Michael Kraft (eds), Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century, 10th Ed. Washington, DC: CQ Press. [html]

  • Nisbet, M.C. & Fahy, D. (2017). “Models of Knowledge-based Journalism.” In Jamieson, K.H., Scheufele, D.A. & Kahan, D. (eds), The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication. New York: Oxford University Press, 273-282.

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  • Fahy, D. & Nisbet, M.C. (2017). “The Ecomodernists: Journalists who are reimagining a sustainable future.” In P. Berglez, U. Olausson, & M. Ots (Eds), What Is Sustainable Journalism?: Integrating the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of Journalism. London: Peter Lang.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2015). “Environmental advocacy in the Obama Years: Assessing new strategies for political change.” In N. Vig & M. Kraft (Eds), Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century, 9th edition. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press.

  • Nisbet, M.C. & Newman, T. (2015). “Framing, the media, and environmental communication.” In A. Hansen & R. Cox (eds). The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication. London: Routledge.

  • Nisbet, J. M. C. (2014). “Framing, the media and risk communication in policy Debates.” In H. Cho, T. Reimer, & & K. McComas (Ed.), Sage Handbook of Risk Communication (pp. 216-227). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2014). “Engaging in science policy controversies: Insights from the U.S. Debate over climate change.” In M. Bucchi & B. Trench (eds), Handbook of the Public Communication of Science and Technology, 2nd Edition. London: Routledge.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2014). “Beyond polarization: The Limits to technocratic and activist approaches to climate politics.” In M. Boykoff & D. Crow (Eds.), Culture, Politics & Climate Change: How Information Shapes our Common Future. New York: Routledge.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2013). “Forward.” In M. Hulme, Exploring Climate Change through Science and in Society: An Anthology of Mike Hulme’s Essays, Interviews Speeches. London: Routledge Earth Scan.

  • Nisbet, M.C. & Dudo, A. (2013). “Entertainment media portrayals and their effects on public understanding of science.” In Donna J. Nelson, Kevin Grazier, Jaime Paglia & Sidney Perkowitz (Eds), Hollywood Chemistry. Philadelphia, PA: American Chemical Society.

  • Weathers, M., Maibach, E.W., & Nisbet, M.C. (2013). “Conveying the Human Implications of Climate Change: Using Audience Research to Inform the Work of Public Health Professionals.” In D.Y. Kim, G. Kreps, & Singhal, A. (Eds.) Health Communication: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs. New York: Peter Lang.

  • Nisbet, M.C., Markowitz, E., & Besley, J. (2012). “Winning the Conversation: Framing and Moral Messaging in Environmental Campaigns.” In L. Ahren & D. Sevick-Boretree (Eds), Talking Green: Exploring Contemporary Issues in Environmental Communication. New York: Peter Lang.

  • Scheufele, D.A. & Nisbet, M.C. (2012). “Online News and the Demise of Political Disagreement.” In Salmon, C. (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 36. New York: Routledge.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2011). “Public Opinion and Political Participation.” In J. Dryzek and R. Norgaard (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. London: Oxford University Press.

  • Nisbet, M.C. & Feldman, L. (2011). “The Social Psychology of Political Communication.” In D. Hook, B. Franks and M. Bauer (Eds.), Communication, Culture, and Social Change: The Social Psychological Perspective. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2011). “Reconsidering the Function and Image of Science in Film and Television.” In S. Caulfield, C. Gillespie, & T. Caulfield (Eds.), Perceptions of Promise: Biotechnology, Society, and Art. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.

  • Maibach, E., Leiserowitz, A., Roser-Renouf, C., Akerlof, K., & Nisbet, M. (2010). “Saving energy is a value shared by all Americans. of public reactions: Results of a global warming audience segmentation analysis.” In K. Ehrhardt-Martinez & J.A. Laitner (eds). People-centered initiatives for increasing energy savings. Pgs. 8-1 to 14. Washington, DC: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2009). “Knowledge into Action: Framing the debates over climate change and poverty.” In P. D'Angelo and J. Kuypers, Doing News Framing Analysis: Empirical, Theoretical, and Normative Perspectives. New York: Routledge.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2009). “Framing science: A new paradigm in public engagement.” In L. Kahlor and P. Stout (Eds.), Communicating Science: New Agendas in Communication (pp 40-67). New York: Routledge.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2009). “The Ethics of Framing Science.” In B. Nerlich, B. Larson, & R. Elliott (Eds.). Communicating biological sciences: Ethical and metaphorical dimensions (pp 51-74). London: Ashgate.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2008). “Agenda-Building.” In W. Donsbach (ed), The Concise Encyclopedia of Communication. New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2008). “Horse-Race Journalism.” In P. Lavrakas (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2008). “Agenda-Building.” In W. Donsbach (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Communication. New York: Blackwell Publishing.

  • Nisbet, M.C. (2008). “Communicating Climate Change: Real People, Urban Places.” In R. Plunz & M.P. Sutto (Eds.), Urban Climate Change Crossroads (pp 93-110). New York: Urban Design Lab, Columbia University.

  • Scheufele, D.A. & Nisbet, M.C. (2007) “Framing.” In L. L. Kaid & C. Holz-Bacha (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

  • Nisbet, M.C. & Huge, M. (2007). “Where Do Science Policy Debates Come From?” In D. Brossard, J. Shanahan, & C. Nesbitt (Eds.) The Public, the Media, and Agricultural Biotechnology (pp 193-230). New York: CABI/Oxford University Press.