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All groups require boundaries to organize their internal governance and external relations with other groups. Michael Cox's new book Common Boundaries: The Theory and Practice of Environmental Property provides a comprehensive overview of the concept of environmental boundaries, rooted in the work of Elinor and Vincent Ostrom. Michael trained with Elinor Ostrom and was a co-author with her and David on their 2013 article Generalizing the Core Design Principles for the Efficacy of Groups. Michael is currently professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College.
Michael Cox is an environmental social scientist specializing in environmental governance, with a particular emphasis on community-based natural resource management. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Southwestern United States and the Dominican Republic. His first book, Common Boundaries: The Theory and Practice of Environmental Property, delves into the significance of environmental property rights across academic disciplines, cultures, and types of environment policy. Additionally, Cox co-hosts the In Common Podcast, which features discussions of the lives, research, and endeavors of scholars and practitioners dedicated to fostering sustainable human-environment interactions.
David Sloan Wilson is president of ProSocial World and SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biology and Anthropology at Binghamton University. He applies evolutionary theory to all aspects of humanity in addition to the rest of life, through ProSocial World and in his own research and writing. A complete archive of his work is available at www.David SloanWilson.world. His most recent books include his first novel, Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III, and a memoir, A Life Informed by Evolution.
