Dr. Leslie Paul Thiele teaches political theory in the Department of Political Science and serves as Director of Sustainability Studies, an undergraduate Major and Minor at UF. He is also Director of the Center for Adaptive Innovation, Resilience, Ethics and Science (UF CAIRES), overseeing its Active Learning Program of experiential education for undergraduates. His interdisciplinary research and teaching focuses on political thought, sustainability, emerging technologies, and the intersection of political philosophy and the natural sciences. His central concerns are the responsibilities of citizenship and the opportunities for leadership in a world of rapid technological, social, and ecological change. He has published 10 books, including Human Agency, Artificial Intelligence, and the Attention Economy (Palgrave Macmillan 2025) Sustainability (3rd edition, Polity 2024) and The Art and Craft of Political Theory (Routledge 2019).
In Fall 2024, Professor Thiele is teaching IDS 2154, Facets of Sustainability, the gateway course for the Major and Minor in Sustainability Studies. He is also teaching an undergraduate course, POS 4025: Technology and Politics. Office Hours are Thursday, 1:45-3:45pm in Anderson 302.
In Spring 2025, Professor Thiele is teaching IDS 4942, Sustainability in Action, the capstone course for the Major in Sustainability Studies. Office Hours are Tuesday, 12:45-2:45 in Anderson 302.
Office Hours over Summer are by appointment only. Please email thiele@ufl.edu to request an appointment.
Department of Political Science
302 Anderson Hall
University of Florida
P.O. Box 117325
Gainesville, Florida 32611-7325
Tel. (352) 273-2380
thiele@ufl.edu
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