Climate Change Deniers and Advocacy
A Situational Theory of Publics Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757357 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jordi Xifra (0000-0001-7942-628X, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 276-287 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764215613403 |
| OpenAlex | W2289898160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 21 |
Climate change denial (i.e., organized attempts to downplay, deny, or dismiss scientific consensus on the extent of global warming, its significance, and its connection to human behavior) has been a recurrently researched topic in the United States, but is far less studied in Europe, where it is currently gathering force. The truth is that, as in the United States, climate deniers are a tiny minority in Europe. Their numbers contrast starkly with the overwhelming majority of scientists who agree on the reality of man-made climate change and the urgent need for action. However, the voices of climate deniers in Europe are amplified by a handful of influence groups, mainly think tanks, which consistently conceal their sources of funding and final interests. This situation can be approached from a strategic communication perspective, specifically within the framework of the situational theory of publics. From this standpoint, the knowledge of different variables relating to publics in a given situation regarding a public issue (like climate change) can determine the communication strategies chosen by deniers to amplify climate change denial arguments and will introduce their main communication strategies and messages
Climate change · Denial · Environmental ethics · Global warming · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Publics · Scientific consensus · Situational ethics · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Ecology · Law · Psychology · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Exaggerated Versus Representative Exemplification in News Reports
Eating Meat and Climate Change
Fear Appeals and the Formation of Active Publics
Exemplification Theory of Media Influence
The Public and Its Problems
Excellence in public relations and communication management
Teoría situacional de los públicos
Think tank networks and the knowledge–interest nexus
State of Denial
Alimentación y calentamiento global
Balance as bias
Social Cognitive Theory of Mass Communication
The organisation of denial
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |