Climate change doesn't win you a climate election
Party competition in the 2021 Norwegian general election
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4329809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fay Madeleine Farstad (0000-0003-4190-6899, CICERO Center for International Climate Research, corresponding author), Marianne Aasen (0000-0002-2415-3795, CICERO Center for International Climate Research) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 732-742 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-07 |
| 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 | 10.1080/09644016.2022.2144019 |
| OpenAlex | W4308842325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 7 |
The 2021 Norwegian General Election was hailed as a ‘climate election’, yet the Greens only won three seats. What explains the centrality of climate change and why did this not translate into more success for the Greens? The academic literature emphasises the valence nature of climate change, meaning it is a consensus issue and that parties compete on competence. Presenting original voter data, we demonstrate this not to be the case. The Greens faltered not because of a perceived lack of competence, but because of fierce competition which fragmented issue ownership. Moreover, we show that fragmented issue ownership is not the result of voters’ differing views of competence, but the policy options presented by the parties. Our article therefore questions the valence nature of climate change and makes a significant contribution to the literature on the party politics of climate change, as well as on the (re)politicisation of climate politics
Climate change · Economics · General election · Global warming · Management · Norwegian · Political economy · Political economy of climate change · Political science · Politics · Scientific consensus · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |