Leslie Paul Thiele
Leslie Paul Thiele is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida, where he directs the Sustainability Studies program and the Center for Adaptive Innovation, Resilience, Ethics and Science (UF CAIRES). He serves as the Specialty Chief Editor of the Politics of Technology section of Frontiers in Political Science. Professor Thiele’s interdisciplinary research and teaching focus on sustainability, emerging technology, and the intersection of political philosophy and the natural sciences. His central concerns are the responsibilities of citizenship and the opportunities for leadership in a world of rapid technological, social, and ecological change. Dr. Thiele’s has published scores of journal articles across many fields, and nine books, the latest of which are Sustainability, 3rd edition (Polity 2024) and The Art and Craft of Political Theory (Routledge 2019).