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The Climate Change Counter Movement

How the Fossil Fuel Industry Sought to Delay Climate Action

von: Ruth E. McKie
149,79 €
Verlag:	Palgrave Macmillan
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	29.05.2023
ISBN/EAN:	9783031335921
Sprache:	englisch

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Titelbeschreibung

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.<div></div>

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Autorenportrait

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.

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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.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.

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A rich and detailed historical examination of the climate change countermovement Draws on an extensive database developed from the author’s research Includes numerous comparative case studies illustrating the history of the movement