Scholars
Patricia Bromley
Stanford University
Based in
United States
North America
Patricia Bromley is Associate Professor of Education, Environmental Social Science, and (by courtesy) Sociology at Stanford University. She is also Co-Director of Stanford’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS), and Director of the Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR). Tricia’s research spans a range of fields including comparative education, organization theory, sociology of education, and public administration and policy. Her work focuses on the historical rise and globalization of a liberal culture emphasizing rational, scientific thinking and expansive forms of rights, as well as contemporary attacks on this culture. Empirically, much of her research focuses on two settings – education systems and organizations. Recent publications examine pushbacks against liberal culture in the form of growing restrictions on civil society and declining emphases on education reform.
Focus areas of expertise
Greenwashing Climate policy and politics Social movementsPublications
Publications
Bromley, Patricia, John W. Meyer, and Francisco O. Ramirez. “The worldwide spread of environmental discourse in social studies, history, and civics textbooks, 1970–2008.” Comparative Education Review 55.4 (2011): 517-545.
Sharkey, Amanda J., and Patricia Bromley. “Can ratings have indirect effects? Evidence from the organizational response to peers’ environmental ratings.” American Sociological Review 80.1 (2015): 63-91.
Brandtner, Christof, and Patricia Bromley. “Neoliberal governance, evaluations, and the rise of win–win ideology in corporate responsibility discourse, 1960–2010.” Socio-Economic Review 20.4 (2022): 1933-1960.
D’Apice, H. K., & Bromley, P. Climate change discourse in US history textbooks from California and Texas. Environmental Education Research, 29.11 (2023): 1637-1658.
Furuta, J. & Bromley, P. Globalizing the counter climate change movement: The growth of counter climate change organizations around the world, 1990 to 2022. (2024). Working paper.
Schofer, E., Bromley, P. & Furuta, J. Higher education and environmental outcomes. (2024). Working paper.