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Trevor Lies
@trevorslies.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Norfolk State University

Views expressed are my own & do not reflect those of my employer or the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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We emphasize the importance of foregrounding sociocultural context in the study of political ideology, ‘polarization,’ and environmentalism.
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Follow-up analyses indicated that the weaker relationship of conservatism with WP support (versus EM and EJ), and differences in this relationship as a function of ethnic-racial category, stemmed in part from a (racialized) perception of EM and especially EJ as threats to U.S. society.
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
...than initiatives that advocate techno-fixes to ecological degradation (Ecomodernism; EM) or address the suffering of marginalized groups (Environmental Justice; EJ). Importantly, these patterns were generally more pronounced among White compared to Black & Latine participants.
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Whereas political conservatism was negatively related to support for environmentalism, this relationship was weaker for initiatives that prioritize conservation of supposedly pristine nature (Wilderness Preservation; WP)...
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
In a new article, colleagues @nafsiatmahir.bsky.social @hjschmitt.bsky.social (& Glenn Adams) & I report findings from 3 studies on the relationship of political conservatism with support for three types of environmentalism among three ethnic-racial groups in the U.S.
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
...stemmed in part from a (racialized) perception of EM and especially EJ as threats to U.S. society.

We emphasize the importance of foregrounding sociocultural context in the study of political ideology, ‘polarization,’ and environmentalism.
August 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Importantly, these patterns were generally more pronounced among White compared to Black & Latine participants. Follow-up analyses indicated that the weaker relationship of conservatism with WP support (versus EM and EJ), & differences in this relationship as a function of ethnic-racial category...
August 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
...this relationship was weaker for initiatives that prioritize conservation of supposedly pristine nature (Wilderness Preservation; WP) than those that advocate techno-fixes to ecological degradation (Ecomodernism; EM) or address the suffering of marginalized groups (Environmental Justice; EJ).
August 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
...on the relationship of political conservatism with support for three types of environmentalism among three ethnic-racial groups in the U.S.

Whereas political conservatism was negatively related to support for environmentalism...

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Conserving nature, resisting change: Political conservatism and evasion of anti-systemic environmentalisms
Conventional wisdom and scientific research suggest that political conservatism is at odds with support for environmentalism. Across two survey studie…
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August 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM