Culture, Politics and Climate Change How Information Shapes our Common Future [Hardcover]

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.

Overview  Introduction Deserai A. Crow & Maxwell T. Boykoff  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 Cheryl Hall  2. Polar Bears, Inuit Names, and Climate Citizenship: Understanding Climate Change Visual Culture through Green Consumerism, Environmental Philanthropy, and IndigeneityDoreen E. Martinez  Commentary Mike Hulme  Part 2 Media as Actors and Contributors to the Climate Politics and Policy  3. #Climatenews: Summit Journalism and Digital NetworksMatthew Tegelberg, Dmitry Yagodin, anl6