John M. Meyer is professor in the department of politics at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California. At Humboldt he is also affiliated with interdisciplinary programs in environmental studies and “Environment and Community,” for which he served as founding coordinator. He received his PhD in political science, with emphasis on political theory and environmental politics, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Meyer is the author of Political Nature: Environmentalism and the Interpretation of Western Thought (MIT Press, 2001), co-editor of The Environmental Politics of Sacrifice (MIT Press, 2010), and has published articles in journals including Environmental Politics, Journal of Political Philosophy, Political Theory, and Polity.

Meyer is a founder of the international discussion group and annual workshop on “Environmental Political Theory.” At the Rachel Carson Center, he worked on a book manuscript exploring ways in which large-scale material practices in society—including use of land, reliance upon automobiles, and dwelling in homes—can create opportunities as well as constraints for arguments regarding sustainability.