Explaining Ups and Downs in the Public’s Environmental Concern in Sweden: The Effects of Ecological Modernization, the Economy, and the Media.
Författare och institution:
Niklas Harring (Statsvetenskapliga institutionen); Sverker C. Jagers (Statsvetenskapliga institutionen); Johan Martinsson (Statsvetenskapliga institutionen)
Publicerad i:
Organization & Environment, s. 1-16
Publikationstyp:
Artikel, refereegranskad vetenskaplig
Publiceringsår:
2011
Språk:
engelska
Fulltextlänk:
Sammanfattning (abstract):
In this article, the authors search for explanations to ups and downs in the Swedish public’s
environmental concern since the 1980s. In line with previous research, this study examines
the effects of economic cycles and media coverage. In addition, the authors hypothesize that
the economy will affect environmental concern less over time because of the entry of ecological
modernization into elite discourse. Using time series regression analysis and a unique
data set, we study Swedish public opinion during more than 20 years. Economic cycles affect
the public’s environmental concern but to a diminishing degree. Public environmental concern
is also affected by the amount of media coverage. In accordance with earlier observations, it
is concluded that both the economy and media content have an independent effect on public
environmental concern. However, the previously observed conflict between economic cycles and
public environmental concern is weakened, potentially because of the elite group embracement
of an ecological modernization discourse.
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Nyckelord:
environmental concern, environmental public opinion, ecological modernization, agenda setting, economic development, media effects
Postens nummer:
152386
Posten skapad:
2012-01-11 14:51