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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 16h
Week in review! Subscribe to our Substack for a short weekly round up.

This week we have published three articles and a brief report. We also have an ongoing call for interest for a new Social Media Editor.

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Week in review for Environmental Politics
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 16h
Week in review! Subscribe to our Substack for a short weekly round up.

This week we have published three articles and a brief report. We also have an ongoing call for interest for a new Social Media Editor.

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Week in review for Environmental Politics
The Friday Post
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 1d
This article contributes to research on the politics of climate change by studying to what extent attitudes towards concrete climate measures, in our case the acceptance of specific forms of renewable energy infrastructure, are shaped by political messengers.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 1d
New article!

Climate action versus environmental protection? How far-right and environmentalist messengers shape public attitudes towards renewable energy infrastructure in forests, by @manesweisskircher.bsky.social and Matthias Diermeier.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT This article examines how political messengers, and not the message, influence attitudes toward renewable energy infrastructure amid an increasingly polarized climate change debate. Focusing on wind power, a highly politicized issue, and solar energy, less contentious, we conducted an experimental survey in Germany. We assess how either a far-right or an environmentalist critic affect acceptance of renewables. Importantly, our analysis examines support for renewables in forest areas, focusing on a conflict between climate action and local environmental protection. Our findings reveal that the messenger impacts attitudes regarding wind energy. Criticism of wind turbine expansion by an environmentalist actor leads to greater rejection, while a similar critique by a far-right actor results in increased acceptance, i.e. a backlash effect. No such influence was found for solar energy. We explain these diverging findings by differences in politicization. Our findings have important consequences for understanding key dynamics of the public debate and political conflict over climate action.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 1d
This article contributes to research on the politics of climate change by studying to what extent attitudes towards concrete climate measures, in our case the acceptance of specific forms of renewable energy infrastructure, are shaped by political messengers.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 1d
New article!

Climate action versus environmental protection? How far-right and environmentalist messengers shape public attitudes towards renewable energy infrastructure in forests, by @manesweisskircher.bsky.social and Matthias Diermeier.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT This article examines how political messengers, and not the message, influence attitudes toward renewable energy infrastructure amid an increasingly polarized climate change debate. Focusing on wind power, a highly politicized issue, and solar energy, less contentious, we conducted an experimental survey in Germany. We assess how either a far-right or an environmentalist critic affect acceptance of renewables. Importantly, our analysis examines support for renewables in forest areas, focusing on a conflict between climate action and local environmental protection. Our findings reveal that the messenger impacts attitudes regarding wind energy. Criticism of wind turbine expansion by an environmentalist actor leads to greater rejection, while a similar critique by a far-right actor results in increased acceptance, i.e. a backlash effect. No such influence was found for solar energy. We explain these diverging findings by differences in politicization. Our findings have important consequences for understanding key dynamics of the public debate and political conflict over climate action.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 2d
The article finds:

- Economic issues are a key element in how the far right attacks and seeks to delegitimize climate action and policies
- Four overarching narratives link climate and the economy
- They allow the far right to present itself as the "voice of reason"
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 2d
New article!

Cassandra from the far right: how the German and Austrian populist radical right links climate skepticism with economic issues by Till Hilmar / @tillhilmar.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT This article asks how two populist radical right parties, the German AfD and the Austrian FPÖ, communicate about climate on Twitter/X. Analyzing a corpus of 6,254 tweets, it pays special attention to a relatively underresearched aspect of climate communication by these actors: the way they reference the economy – in what I call ‘economic signification’ – in their discourse on climate. I distinguish four narratives promoted by them, climate policies threaten the economy as a whole; they unfairly burden specific ‘deserving’ groups; climate actors pursue hidden economic agendas; and they act on misguided assumptions and lack economic competence. By combining response and process skepticism, these narratives refract a broader vision of social order, allowing these parties to present themselves as a ‘voice of reason’ in the climate debate. Economic signification allows the far right to speak in the ‘realist’, warning mode, decrying the alleged economic ‘irrationality’ of mainstream parties.
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Jan Pollex @janpollex.bsky.social · 2d
Check out our new paper on degrowth politics. We show that diverse actors might support measures related to degrowth without supporting more fundamental transformations of society, economy or politics. If you need a copy, please contact me.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 4d
New article!

Exploring the politics of degrowth – first evidence from two cases of repair policies in Austria and Sweden by @janpollex.bsky.social & Lars E. Berker.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT Amid escalating ecological crises and the limited effects of previous green growth approaches, degrowth has gained increasing attention, with researchers and activists debating various policies. However, implementation of such policies remains rare, as does research on these few examples. This highlights the need to examine the politics underlying such attempts to promote degrowth. This article explores national repair policies in Austria and Sweden as most likely cases of existing degrowth policies. It makes two key contributions. First, it applies the Advocacy Coalition Framework, using a classic policy analysis perspective to study degrowth policies. Second, it provides one of the first analyses of political dynamics in this context, identifying pragmatic degrowth coalitions that leverage diverse interpretations of repair policies to enable their implementation. This study discusses how incremental policy changes, driven by coalition-building efforts, can advance transformative policies, offering insights into the political processes required for implementing degrowth-oriented approaches.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 11d
Call for expressions of interest: We are seeking a Social Media Editor to join our editorial team.

Responsibilities for this position include:

- Running social media & website
- Circulating all publications
- Arranging & editing guest posts

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Environmental Politics is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal spanning the fields of political science, political sociology, and political theory. The journal provides a forum for the publication of original research into, and discussion and analysis of, the diverse theoretical and empirical aspects of environmental politics. The journal’s 2024 Impact Factor is 5.9, ranking 4/322 in Political Science and 29/191 in Environmental Studies. The journal is recruiting a Social Media Editor to manage its external communications. Responsibilities for this position include: Managing social media accounts (currently Bluesky, X, Substack) and the journal website Posting and circulating all journal and website publications Arranging and editing guest posts and interviews with authors We welcome expressions of interest from scholars of environmental politics from any higher education institution. We strongly encourage applications from early career individuals, including advanced PhD students and post-doctoral fellows, and we would specifically welcome applications from historically underrepresented groups and those whose intersectional identities and perspectives position them to support the editorial team’s commitment to an inclusive conception of environmental politics scholarship. The journal’s Aims and Scope, and the current membership of the editorial team and Editorial Advisory Board, are available at: tandfonline.com/fenp The Social Media Editor position comes with a modest stipend. Please send expressions of interest (no more than 2 pages), along with a brief CV, to David Konisky, Editor-in-Chief, (dkonisky@iu.edu). Reviews will begin October 15, 2025, and applications will be considered until the position is filled.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 2d
The article finds:

- Economic issues are a key element in how the far right attacks and seeks to delegitimize climate action and policies
- Four overarching narratives link climate and the economy
- They allow the far right to present itself as the "voice of reason"
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 2d
New article!

Cassandra from the far right: how the German and Austrian populist radical right links climate skepticism with economic issues by Till Hilmar / @tillhilmar.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT This article asks how two populist radical right parties, the German AfD and the Austrian FPÖ, communicate about climate on Twitter/X. Analyzing a corpus of 6,254 tweets, it pays special attention to a relatively underresearched aspect of climate communication by these actors: the way they reference the economy – in what I call ‘economic signification’ – in their discourse on climate. I distinguish four narratives promoted by them, climate policies threaten the economy as a whole; they unfairly burden specific ‘deserving’ groups; climate actors pursue hidden economic agendas; and they act on misguided assumptions and lack economic competence. By combining response and process skepticism, these narratives refract a broader vision of social order, allowing these parties to present themselves as a ‘voice of reason’ in the climate debate. Economic signification allows the far right to speak in the ‘realist’, warning mode, decrying the alleged economic ‘irrationality’ of mainstream parties.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 3d
Recent institutional innovation and political ambition in global biodiversity governance indicate transformative potential, but timely improvements in international implementation support are critical.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 3d
A turning point in global biodiversity governance?

New Brief Report from @frabitz.bsky.social, @simonbeaudoin.bsky.social, Theresa Jedd, Ina Lehmann, Christian Prip, Guilherme de Queiroz-Stein & @etsioumani.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT In the context of an intensifying global biodiversity crisis, we provide a critical assessment of political and institutional developments in global biodiversity governance between 2022 and 2025. We note that in this period, global biodiversity governance is generating sustained political momentum and institutional innovation consistent with transformative types of change that are needed to mitigate biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. We conclude that recent developments in global biodiversity governance contrast markedly with developments in other areas of global environmental governance, and that the adoption of the 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework has likely acted as a catalyst for increased ambition and institutional innovation.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 3d
Recent institutional innovation and political ambition in global biodiversity governance indicate transformative potential, but timely improvements in international implementation support are critical.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 3d
A turning point in global biodiversity governance?

New Brief Report from @frabitz.bsky.social, @simonbeaudoin.bsky.social, Theresa Jedd, Ina Lehmann, Christian Prip, Guilherme de Queiroz-Stein & @etsioumani.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT In the context of an intensifying global biodiversity crisis, we provide a critical assessment of political and institutional developments in global biodiversity governance between 2022 and 2025. We note that in this period, global biodiversity governance is generating sustained political momentum and institutional innovation consistent with transformative types of change that are needed to mitigate biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. We conclude that recent developments in global biodiversity governance contrast markedly with developments in other areas of global environmental governance, and that the adoption of the 2022 Global Biodiversity Framework has likely acted as a catalyst for increased ambition and institutional innovation.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 4d
This article focuses on the question of which conditions contribute to the introduction of degrowth policies. The authors ask how actor coalitions shape these policy introduction processes and how the belief systems of these coalitions relate to the concept of degrowth.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 4d
New article!

Exploring the politics of degrowth – first evidence from two cases of repair policies in Austria and Sweden by @janpollex.bsky.social & Lars E. Berker.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT Amid escalating ecological crises and the limited effects of previous green growth approaches, degrowth has gained increasing attention, with researchers and activists debating various policies. However, implementation of such policies remains rare, as does research on these few examples. This highlights the need to examine the politics underlying such attempts to promote degrowth. This article explores national repair policies in Austria and Sweden as most likely cases of existing degrowth policies. It makes two key contributions. First, it applies the Advocacy Coalition Framework, using a classic policy analysis perspective to study degrowth policies. Second, it provides one of the first analyses of political dynamics in this context, identifying pragmatic degrowth coalitions that leverage diverse interpretations of repair policies to enable their implementation. This study discusses how incremental policy changes, driven by coalition-building efforts, can advance transformative policies, offering insights into the political processes required for implementing degrowth-oriented approaches.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 4d
This article focuses on the question of which conditions contribute to the introduction of degrowth policies. The authors ask how actor coalitions shape these policy introduction processes and how the belief systems of these coalitions relate to the concept of degrowth.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 4d
New article!

Exploring the politics of degrowth – first evidence from two cases of repair policies in Austria and Sweden by @janpollex.bsky.social & Lars E. Berker.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT Amid escalating ecological crises and the limited effects of previous green growth approaches, degrowth has gained increasing attention, with researchers and activists debating various policies. However, implementation of such policies remains rare, as does research on these few examples. This highlights the need to examine the politics underlying such attempts to promote degrowth. This article explores national repair policies in Austria and Sweden as most likely cases of existing degrowth policies. It makes two key contributions. First, it applies the Advocacy Coalition Framework, using a classic policy analysis perspective to study degrowth policies. Second, it provides one of the first analyses of political dynamics in this context, identifying pragmatic degrowth coalitions that leverage diverse interpretations of repair policies to enable their implementation. This study discusses how incremental policy changes, driven by coalition-building efforts, can advance transformative policies, offering insights into the political processes required for implementing degrowth-oriented approaches.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 7d
Week in review! Subscribe to our Substack for a short weekly round up.

This week we have published two articles, a book review, and shared a call for interest for a new Social Media Editor, as I’m stepping down at the end of the year.

Read and subscribe:
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Week in review for Environmental Politics
The Friday Post
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Mat Paterson @matpaterson.bsky.social · 14d
Please join us to discuss our book on Stability and Politicization in Climate Governance (thread below). One launch on the 8th Oct, 10am EST, one on the 16th Oct, 4pm EST. See flyer for details and to register. The book is open access so you can quiz us. See you there! @stacydvandeveer.bsky.social
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 7d
Week in review! Subscribe to our Substack for a short weekly round up.

This week we have published two articles, a book review, and shared a call for interest for a new Social Media Editor, as I’m stepping down at the end of the year.

Read and subscribe:
open.substack.com/pub/environm...
Week in review for Environmental Politics
The Friday Post
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 8d
This article examines energy citizenship in community energy projects. Analysing two community solar gardens in NSW, Australia, the authors show that community energy projects accommodate different forms of energy citizenship.
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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 8d
New article!

Acts of energy citizenship in community solar gardens by Judita Hudson, @kurtiveson.bsky.social & Sophie Webber.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...
ABSTRACT Characterised as sites of energy citizenship, community energy projects help people locked out of the corporate green energy and rooftop solar markets to participate in the renewable energy transition. However, the environmental politics of community energy projects cannot be assumed. Drawing from document analysis and semi-structured interviews with community energy organisers, advocates and participants, we compare two projects in New South Wales, Australia. We show that community energy projects accommodate different forms of energy citizenship, with implications for their ability to address existing exclusions and injustices of a market-led energy transition. We demonstrate that community energy projects have struggled to enhance low-income households’ access to renewable energy while simultaneously facilitating democratic participation in energy governance. In identifying the challenges that these projects have faced, we contribute to debates about how community energy projects can realise a just transition to renewable energy.
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