On Social Media, Solidarity, and the Catastrophe of Climate Change

This short article reflects on the implications of the political challenge of combatting climate change. For this, greater political solidarity will be needed. But what if our current model of social media platforms is generally toxic for solidarity? This article explores that possibility and its implications for the domain and practice of social media

Climate change · Environmental ethics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social media · Social science · Social solidarity · Sociology · Solidarity · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · Ecology

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