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    Embracing and resisting climate identities in the Australian press: Sceptics, scientists and politics

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    Date
    2015-05-08
    Author
    Jaspal, Rusi;
    Nerlich, Brigitte;
    van Vuuren, Kitty
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    Abstract
    This article charts the development of a label that appeared early on in Australian debates on climate change, namely ‘greenhouse sceptics’. We explore who uses the label, for what purposes and with which effects, and how this label may contribute to the development of social representations in the climate debate. Our findings show that over the last 25 years, ‘greenhouse sceptic’ has been used by journalists and climate scientists to negativize those criticizing mainstream climate science, but that it has also been used, even embraced, by Australian climate sceptics to label themselves in order to construct a positive identity modelled on celebrity sceptics in the United States. We found that the label was grounded in religious metaphors that frame mainstream science as a catastrophist and alarmist religious cult. Overall, this article provides detailed insights into the genealogy of climate scepticism in a particular cultural and historical context.
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    Citation : Jaspal, R., Nerlich, B. and van Vuuren, K. (2016) Embracing and resisting climate identities in the Australian press: Sceptics, scientists and politics. Public Understanding of Science, 25 (7), pp. 807-824
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2086/12675
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662515584287
    Research Institute : Media Discourse Centre (MDC)
    Research Institute : Mary Seacole Research Centre
    Peer Reviewed : Yes
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