Joshua Basseches

Joshua A. Basseches is the David and Jane Flowerree Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy at Tulane University.

Basseches’ research and teaching focus on energy and climate policy and politics in the U.S. states, where most of the action in these policy areas has taken place thus far. He examines the roles of business interests, environmental and consumer advocacy organizations, and state-level policymakers in shaping the content and design of the policies that have emerged. He is especially interested in the role of investor-owned utilities, and how the unique aspects of their business model and regulatory considerations affect their policy preferences when it comes to state-level renewable energy policy. He co-chairs the State Politics Working Group of the Climate Social Science Network.

Basseches has also been involved in collaborative research projects on environmental justice issues, public opinion about and media framing of climate and energy policy, state-level incarceration policy, and business-government relations.

His research has been published in peer-reviewed outlets such as Climatic Change, Politics and Society, State Politics and Policy Quarterly and Social Science Quarterly, and has been supported by the American Political Science Association and the Climate Social Science Network, among others. His commentary has appeared in media outlets such as NBC News, The Boston Globe, Colorado Public Radio, and Vox, as well as in local outlets such as The Advocate/Times-Picayune, Louisiana Illuminator, and Louisiana Public Radio.