Do partisanship and politicization undermine the impact of a scientific consensus message about climate change?
This study examines how partisan group identity and the politicization of science hinder the effectiveness of scientific consensus messages on climate change. It uncovers the role of partisan identity in shaping beliefs…
Leading voices in the denier choir: Conservative columnists’ dismissal of global warming and denigration of climate science
This article investigates the role of conservative newspaper columnists in the climate change denial campaign, analyzing 203 opinion editorials written by 80 different columnists from 2007 to 2010.
Anatomy of dissent: A cultural analysis of climate skepticism.
This article reveals the influence of historical tensions and unfavorable experiences with environmentalism and climate modeling, leading some scientists to side with the antienvironmental movement, ultimately impacting climate science politics.
Talking points ammo: The use of neoliberal think tank fantasy themes to delegitimise scientific knowledge of climate change in Australian newspapers.
The article examines the anti-climate science narratives promoted by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), an Australian neoliberal think tank. It also investigates how these narratives are disseminated into the news media,…
Information warfare and new organizational landscapes: An inquiry into the ExxonMobil–Greenpeace dispute over climate change.
The article explores how organizations like ExxonMobil and Greenpeace have become more attuned to their informational environment and utilize information warfare tactics to influence public perceptions on climate change, increasing possibilities for…
Think tank networks and the knowledge–interest nexus: The case of climate change.
By utilizing a novel strategy, this book provides a detailed exploration into the role of theory, history, and contemporary practice of public relations in shaping communication strategies across various sectors and contexts.
Structure and content of the discourse on climate change in the blogosphere: The big picture
Through a combination of community detection and probabilistic topic modeling, this article analyzes the discourse on climate change in the English-language blogosphere. It finds distinct communities of skeptics and accepters with significant…
Nobel Winner Refutes Climate Change Narrative, Points Out Ignored Factor
An interesting article and interview with nobel prize laureate, John Clause, who refutes the current narrative regarding climate change, and considers the IPCC reports poor scientific work!
Climate, Chaos and Collective Behaviour : A Rising Fickleness
The book is comprised of 11 chapters with each one presenting a specific case study, where the principles of chaos theory are linked to social science. It focuses on two disciplines, mass…
