Culture, Politics and Climate Change

Focusing on cultural values and norms as they are translated into politics and policy outcomes, this book presents a unique contribution in combining research from varied disciplines and from both the developed and developing world.
This collection draws from multiple perspectives to present an overview of the knowledge related to our current understanding of climate change politics and culture. It is divided into four sections - Culture and Values, Communication and Media, Politics and Policy, and Future Directions in Climate Politics Scholarship - each followed by a commentary from a key expert in the field. The book includes analysis of the challenges and opportunities for establishing successful communication on climate change among scientists, the media, policy-makers, and activists.
With an emphasis on the interrelation between social, cultural, and political aspects of climate change communication, this volume should be of interest to students and scholars of climate change, environment studies, environmental policy, communication, cultural studies, media studies, politics, sociology.

Deserai A. Crow is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Program, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research and Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado, USA. Maxwell T. Boykoff is Fellow in the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, USA.

Overview Introduction Part 1 Culture and Climate Change Communication 1. Beyond "gloom and doom" or "hope and possibility": Making Room for Both Sacrifice and Reward in Visions of a Low-Carbon Future 2. Polar Bears, Inuit Names, and Climate Citizenship: Understanding Climate Change Visual Culture through Green Consumerism, Environmental Philanthropy, and Indigeneity Commentary by Mike Hulme Part 2 Media as Actors and Contributors to the Climate Politics and Policy 3. #Climatenews: Summit Journalism and Digital Networks 4. TV Weathercasters and Climate Education in the Shadow of Climate Change Conflict 5. Re-examining the Media-Policy Link: Climate Change and Government Elites in Peru Commentary by Joe Smith Part 3 Climate Politics and Policy 6. Climate Science, Populism, and the Democracy of Rejection 7. Explaining Information Sources in Climate Policy Debates 8. Navigating Controversies in Search of Neutrality: Analyzing Efforts by Public Think Tanks to Inform Climate Change Policy Commentary by Matthew C. Nisbet Part 4 Emerging Research in Climate Politics and Policy 9. Governing Subjectivities in a Carbon Constrained World 10. Making Climate Science Communication Evidence-based-All the Way Down Commentary by Alison Anderson