The Climate Change Counter Movement - Ruth E. McKie

The Climate Change Counter Movement

How the Fossil Fuel Industry Sought to Delay Climate Action

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
XXI, 176 Seiten
2023 | 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-33591-4 (ISBN)
160,49 inkl. MwSt

This book provides an historical account of the emergence and spread of the climate change counter movement across the globe. Drawing on an extensive database developed by the author,  the book recounts the development of an international network, taking the reader on a journey through the history of the movement before looking closely at a series of comparative case studies examining movement organisations in different countries.

lt;p>Ruth E. McKie is a sociologist and received her PhD in January 2018. The dissertation titled Rebranding the Climate Change Counter Movement through a Criminological and Political Economy Lens, is the basis for this book along with subsequent work in the field. Ruth's other research interests include animal, feminist animal studies, natural disasters and community resilience.

 

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Foundations of the Climate Change Counter Movement: United States of America.- Chapter 3. Disseminating Ideas: European Counter Movement Activity.- Chapter 4. Australia and New Zealand: Fossil Fuels and Climate Mitigation Failings.- Chapter 5. Canada: A Petro-state and Obstruction.- Chapter 6. Manifestations of the Climate Change Counter Movement in the Global South.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XXI, 176 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Gewicht 390 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
Schlagworte Climate Activism • climate change denial • climate change scepticism • climate justice • Diffusion • Environmental Policy • Historical materialism • Neoliberal capitalism
ISBN-10 3-031-33591-0 / 3031335910
ISBN-13 978-3-031-33591-4 / 9783031335914
Zustand Neuware
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