Government Archives - Luis E. Hestres, Ph.D. http://www.luishestres.com/government/ (Occasionally) deep thoughts on communication, technology and social change. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 07:37:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 35116883 How should academics respond to Trump’s election? http://www.luishestres.com/how-should-academics-respond-to-trumps-election/ http://www.luishestres.com/how-should-academics-respond-to-trumps-election/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2016 07:29:32 +0000 http://www.luishestres.com/?p=1275 Ever since the night of November 8, 2016, I’ve been struggling with how to reconcile my role as an educator and scholar with my impulse to respond as my heart dictates to the election of Donald Trump. If my interactions… Continue Reading →

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]]> http://www.luishestres.com/how-should-academics-respond-to-trumps-election/feed/ 0 1275 Houston Chronicle op-ed on Cuba, the US, and Puerto Rico http://www.luishestres.com/houston-chronicle-op-ed-cuba-us-puerto-rico/ http://www.luishestres.com/houston-chronicle-op-ed-cuba-us-puerto-rico/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2015 03:47:31 +0000 http://www.luishestres.com/?p=1079 I was first exposed to politics growing up in Puerto Rico, where electoral campaigns and post-election governance can be an acrimonious and divisive affair. This partly because, at their core, Puerto Rican politics are all about the island’s political relationship with… Continue Reading →

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]]> http://www.luishestres.com/houston-chronicle-op-ed-cuba-us-puerto-rico/feed/ 0 1079 The merits of policies, trust, and climate compromise http://www.luishestres.com/the-merits-of-policies-trust-and-climate-compromise/ http://www.luishestres.com/the-merits-of-policies-trust-and-climate-compromise/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:42:51 +0000 http://www.luishestres.com/?p=490 Sean McElweee has a must-read in The Atlantic on how latent conservative support for climate solutions can be tapped through more effective framing. It’s based on extensive research into the different moral foundations that underpin liberal and conservative support for environmental protection: One explanation… Continue Reading →

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]]> http://www.luishestres.com/the-merits-of-policies-trust-and-climate-compromise/feed/ 0 490 “Preaching to the Choir: Internet-Mediated Advocacy, Issue Public Mobilization and Climate Change” published by New Media & Society http://www.luishestres.com/preaching-to-the-choir-internet-mediated-advocacy-issue-public-mobilization-and-climate-change-published-by-new-media-society/ http://www.luishestres.com/preaching-to-the-choir-internet-mediated-advocacy-issue-public-mobilization-and-climate-change-published-by-new-media-society/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:41:05 +0000 http://www.luishestres.com/?p=246 Here’s a quick, long-overdue update: My first peer-reviewed article has just been published! It’s called Preaching to the Choir: Internet-Mediated Advocacy, Issue Public Mobilization and Climate Change, and it’s available now through New Media & Society’s ‘OnlineFirst’ service (subscription required). It… Continue Reading →

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]]> http://www.luishestres.com/preaching-to-the-choir-internet-mediated-advocacy-issue-public-mobilization-and-climate-change-published-by-new-media-society/feed/ 0 246 Questions Raised by White House “We The People” Online Petition Process http://www.luishestres.com/questions-raised-by-white-house-we-the-people-online-petition-process/ http://www.luishestres.com/questions-raised-by-white-house-we-the-people-online-petition-process/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:48:34 +0000 http://luishestres.wordpress.com/?p=8 Petitioning the government for policy changes is a practice as old as the republic, and doing so online is a practice as old as the Web, if not the Internet itself. But last Thursday, the White House announced a new initiative… Continue Reading →

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