Middlebury Institute of International Studies presents a lecture by Dr. Michel Gueldry entitled Speaking with the "Enemy": Approaches and Strategies for Engaging Climate Change Skeptics - and Their Limits, on Thursday, April 26, 6pm-7:30pm in MIIS's McGowan Building, Room 102.

It can seem impossible to discuss topics like climate change across the chasms of political viewpoint, culture, and class. In this lecture. Dr. Michel Gueldry, faculty at Middlebury Institute, will draw from social psychology, decision sciences, and the sociology of collective action to explore effective communication strategies targeting climate change skeptics. Using a case study, he will examine the USA with a view to broader settings.

Michel Gueldry's background is in political science and international relations. He has taught at the University of Memphis, Rhodes College (Memphis, TN), Middlebury College (VT), Mills College (CA), University of Oregon, Bryn Mawr College (Avignon, France), the Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Grenoble, the Institut des Hautes Etudes Européennes et Internationales in Nice (France), Leipzig University, and the Wuppertal Institute.

This talk is part of the Hayward Social and Environmental Speaker Series, co-hosted by the Center for the Blue Economy.