Alerters, Critics, and Objectivists: Researchers in Austrian Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change

Hermann, Andrea Tony; Bauer, Anja; Pikl, Markus

doi:10.15203/ozp.2388.vol46iss4

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“…At the same time, the very content of expert statements on climate change varies depending on the political and cultural context. Expert interventions in the media in many European countries tend to take an alarmist tone in arguing for climate change action, as previous studies have shown in Austria (Hermann et al, 2017), Britain (Schmid-Petri & Arlt, 2016, Germany (Grundmann & Scott, 2014;Taddicken & Reif, 2016), and -especially importantly for our article -Sweden (Berglez et al, 2009). Other contexts have seen a stronger presence of climate change sceptics -for example, in the US (Boykoff, 2013), but also France (Grundmann & Scott, 2014).…”

Section: The Construction Of the Subject Positions Of Experts Ordinar...supporting

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“How is he entitled to say this?”: Constructing the identities of experts, ordinary people, and presenters in Swedish television series on climate change

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2022

Nordicom Review

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In this article, we analyse mediated representations of elite and non-elite voices about climate change, by juxtaposing two Swedish non-fiction television series: one narrates the work of environmental scientists, the other discusses climate change with diverse citizens in a vox pop format. We argue that the discursive practices of these programmes reproduce the antagonistic subject positions of experts and ordinary people, allocating them radically different positions of power in relation to climate change. Whereas the experts are presented as actors of change with the knowledge to solve the crisis, ordinary people are shown as passive recipients of advice and moral judgment, in need of change. In addition, we highlight the role of media professionals in these articulations. The article shows how these subject positions support persuasionist strategies, but also how the elite/non-elite juxtaposition tends to exclude the latter from a meaningful engagement on equal terms.

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“How is he entitled to say this?”: Constructing the identities of experts, ordinary people, and presenters in Swedish television series on climate change

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2022

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“…At that time, Austria was recognized as an ambitious pioneer in terms of its climate policy [57]. For example, in 1996, Austria established the Austrian Council on Climate Change (ACCC), which is responsible for developing research on the topic of climate change [58]. In phase 2, there were no great advances in terms of the environmental agenda.…”

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Current Status and Future Perspectives of Carbon Pricing Research in Austria

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In the context of the European Green Deal, the European Commission and the European Parliament proposed to intensify Europe’s ambition for its 2030 climate targets. In the case of Austria, the current government set itself the goal of being carbon neutral by 2040. The Federal Chancellery of Austria also presented a plan to introduce a carbon price for emissions from the non-EU ETS; a task force is underway to launch a formal proposal in 2022, and thus it is relevant to investigate the present stage of scientific research on carbon pricing in Austria. Therefore, the present paper examines and evaluates scientific publications using bibliometric techniques, combined with a systematic literature review (SLR). Our results show that even though the current government presented a plan to introduce a carbon price, there are still uncertainties about the design of the carbon pricing instrument, the institutional and regulatory framework, revenue recycling policies, impacts on sectoral GDP, competitiveness indicators and international trade. Furthermore, the transport sector was the largest contributor to the increase in total emissions in recent years in Austria; therefore, it requires special attention in terms of mitigating and adaptive measures.

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Kapitel 20. Mediendiskurse und -strukturen

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2023

APCC Special Report: Strukturen Für Ein Klimafreundliches Leben

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ZusammenfassungMedien (sowohl klassische Massenmedien als auch soziale Medien) sind zentrale Foren, in denen die Klimakrise inklusive der Transformationsnotwendigkeiten zu einem klimafreundlichen Leben diskursiv konstruiert und verhandelt werden. Unter anderem durch die Wirkung auf Rezipient_innen, sind Medien zentral für die Schaffung von Vorstellungsräumen und sich daraus ableitenden Handlungen im Umgang mit der Klimakrise. Für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung vieler Transformationsnotwendigkeiten, die in anderen Kapiteln dieses Berichts herausgearbeitet werden, ist die mediale Konstruktion jener Problemfelder ein wichtiger Faktor. Zwei medienanalytische Teilbereiche werden in diesem Kapitel insbesondere behandelt: Mediendiskurse (sowohl in Massenmedien als auch auf sozialen Medien) und Medienstrukturen, wobei wir unter zweiterem sowohl Medientechnologien als auch die zugrundeliegenden polit-ökonomischen und kulturellen Institutionen verstehen.

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Alerters, Critics, and Objectivists: Researchers in Austrian Newspaper Coverage of Climate Change

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

“How is he entitled to say this?”: Constructing the identities of experts, ordinary people, and presenters in Swedish television series on climate change

“How is he entitled to say this?”: Constructing the identities of experts, ordinary people, and presenters in Swedish television series on climate change

Current Status and Future Perspectives of Carbon Pricing Research in Austria

Kapitel 20. Mediendiskurse und -strukturen

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