Fossil fuel divestment
Theories of Change, Goals, and Strategies of a Growing Climate Movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5111211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luis E Hestres (0000-0003-0215-0638, The University of Texas at San Antonio, corresponding author), Jill E Hopke (0000-0002-7662-4691, DePaul University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 371-389 |
| Publication date | 2020-04-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644016.2019.1632672 |
| OpenAlex | W2950941325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 20 |
The fossil fuel divestment movement has developed into an offshoot of the climate change movement in recent years. The movement has become increasingly effective at stigmatizing the fossil fuel industry. However, fossil fuel divestment remains poorly understood. Here, we apply the concept of theories of change to expand understanding of fossil fuel divestment through a thematic analysis of interviews with climate change and divestment activists. The main research question pursued is: What are the underlying strategic assumptions of fossil fuel divestment campaigns? Findings reveal that activists hold theories of change that are deeply antithetical to the fossil fuel industry and that divestment is part of a bigger strategic plan that seeks the ultimate demise of the industry. Implications for the study of divestment and climate politics are discussed
Biology · Climate change · Demise · Divestment · Economics · Economy · Fossil fuel · Natural resource economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Law · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Ecology
Climate activism and its effects
Multiple Players, Different Tactics, a Shared Goal
Fuelling injustice? Safeguarding equity in anti‐fossil fuel norms
Years of International Climate Negotiations
Individualism, Structuralism, and Climate Change
Defusing a carbon bomb
Deliberate decline
Supply‐side climate policy
Least developed countries versus fossil fuel incumbents
Corporate concessions
Grazing for dollars
Decarbonizing capital
Fossil fuel divestment in U.S. higher education
The Evidence Project
U.S. Climate Politics
Bringing the future back to the present
The climate movement and the meaning of sustainability in the Anthropocene
Whose system, what change? A critical political economy approach to the UK climate movement
Australian third sector actors' theories of change for climate justice
Fossil fuel divestment and public climate change policy preferences
Hard to say goodbye
Non-state governance and climate policy
Anti-fossil fuel norms
Bill McKibben’s Influence on U.S. Climate Change Discourse
Preaching to the choir
Climate Justice
Small wins
Using thematic analysis in psychology
International Norm Dynamics and Political Change
A Contest for Legitimacy
Climate change advocacy online
Divestment discourse
Effective social justice advocacy
Green Devaluation
| Unique citing works | 21 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |