Between evidence first and political fight - understanding dynamics of (de-)politicization in US climate movements' future narratives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4329751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher N Pavenstädt (0000-0003-4237-0360, Universität Hamburg, corresponding author), Simone Rödder (0000-0003-4013-6183, Universität Hamburg) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1065-1086 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644016.2024.2324710 |
| OpenAlex | W4393231258 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 65 |
Fridays for Future, Extinction Rebellion and Sunrise Movement are among the new climate movements that have come into the public spotlight since 2019. While their successes in agenda-setting are undisputed, conclusions vary on whether and how this re-politicizes climate discourses. This article presents a new framework to analyze the dynamics of (de-)politicization along the dimensions of vision, agency and process. Based on a narrative analysis, we compare US movement and media documents from 2019 and identify five key narratives, namely, ‘Evidence First,’ ‘Intergenerational Divide,’ ‘Climate Justice & Intersectionality,’ ‘System Change’ and ‘Political Fight.’ While all movements use politicizing notions, we find that tensions between the dimensions inhibit the articulation of alternative visions of the future. This overall depoliticizing tendency appears to be rooted in process understandings that originate in dominant discursive framings of climate change and of science–policy interfaces – a finding that is informative for climate discourses in general
Climate change · Climate justice · Intersectionality · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Social science · Sociology · Vision · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Gender Studies · Law · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |