Robert C. Paehlke
Robert C. Paehlke (born 1941) is an American Canadian political scientist, environmentalist, Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies and Political Science at Trent University, Canada, and author, best known for his work on environmentalism and progressive politics. Biography. Paehlke studied political science obtaining his BA from Lehigh University, his MA from The New School for Social Research, and his PhD from the University of British Columbia. He has spent his academic career at the Trent University, Canada. He was Professor and in its Environmental and Resource Studies Program, and taught environmental policy and politics for 35  years from 1970 to 2005. Paehlke wrote several books, such as "Democracy’s Dilemma, Conservation and Environmentalism", and "Environmentalism and the Future of Progressive Politics." In 1971 he was founding editor of the journal "". In 1989 Paehlke still believed, that "environmentalism as an ideology is now at a stage of development comparable to that of socialism a century ago. Environmentalism may never obtain a mass base similar to that of conservatism, liberalism, or socialism, but it has already transformed the way many people understand the political world."