My research agenda is to bring environmental justice into dialog with theories of participatory democracy and good governance in resolving conflicts around environmental issues.
Jill Richardson studies environmental social movements and governance of natural resources. Her work contrasts collaborative and contentious approaches to environmental problem solving.
2022 Richardson, Jill E. "The Cows May Safely Graze: Placing Expert-Lay Relationships at the Center of Overcoming the Expert-Lay Knowledge Divide" Rural Society 87(2):489-510. doi: 10.1111/ruso.12426.
2022 Richardson, Jill E. "'They Need to be Managed:' Hunters' and Ranchers' Narratives of Increased Tolerance of Wolves After a Decade of Wolf Hunting" Society & Natural Resources 35(6):611-27. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2022.2048152.