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Ett bakslag för klimatet, eller för en hållbar utveckling?

Trouvé, Andrea LU (2022) STVK02 20221
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Climate change is becoming increasingly present and the individual responsibility of states,
as well as global corporations, are emphasized as absolutely necessary in order to be able to
achieve sustainable development for future generations. This essay is a descriptive discourse
analysis about Norway's oil extraction in the vulnerable Arctic region. The goal of this essay
is to examine how the Norwegian oil- and energy department, and Norway's current prime
minister are justifying their actions and how they represent the problem to be. More
specifically, to see how they justify their decisions in the light of their current climate policies
and in the context of the global climate debate, something that can be seen as a paradox. The... (More)
Climate change is becoming increasingly present and the individual responsibility of states,
as well as global corporations, are emphasized as absolutely necessary in order to be able to
achieve sustainable development for future generations. This essay is a descriptive discourse
analysis about Norway's oil extraction in the vulnerable Arctic region. The goal of this essay
is to examine how the Norwegian oil- and energy department, and Norway's current prime
minister are justifying their actions and how they represent the problem to be. More
specifically, to see how they justify their decisions in the light of their current climate policies
and in the context of the global climate debate, something that can be seen as a paradox. The
framework of the analysis is based on the poststructuralist and constructivist discourse theory
of Carol Bacchi and the concept of Nordic Exceptionalism. The methodology chosen is Carol
Bacchi's WPR-text analysis, based on three questions; focusing on the problematization, what
underlies the representation of the ‘problem’ and what is left unproblematic. The analysis
shows that the actor's representation of the problem is based on assumptions in line with
Nordic Exceptionalism. By doing so, other important aspects of the problem are excluded,
such as the rights of indigenous peoples and consequences on the climate crisis itself. (Less)
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author
Trouvé, Andrea LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK02 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Climate change, oil extraction, Arctic, WPR text analysis, Nordic Exceptionalism.
language
Swedish
id
9080118
date added to LUP
2022-07-03 08:34:35
date last changed
2022-07-03 08:34:35
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  abstract     = {{Climate change is becoming increasingly present and the individual responsibility of states,
as well as global corporations, are emphasized as absolutely necessary in order to be able to
achieve sustainable development for future generations. This essay is a descriptive discourse
analysis about Norway's oil extraction in the vulnerable Arctic region. The goal of this essay
is to examine how the Norwegian oil- and energy department, and Norway's current prime
minister are justifying their actions and how they represent the problem to be. More
specifically, to see how they justify their decisions in the light of their current climate policies
and in the context of the global climate debate, something that can be seen as a paradox. The
framework of the analysis is based on the poststructuralist and constructivist discourse theory
of Carol Bacchi and the concept of Nordic Exceptionalism. The methodology chosen is Carol
Bacchi's WPR-text analysis, based on three questions; focusing on the problematization, what
underlies the representation of the ‘problem’ and what is left unproblematic. The analysis
shows that the actor's representation of the problem is based on assumptions in line with
Nordic Exceptionalism. By doing so, other important aspects of the problem are excluded,
such as the rights of indigenous peoples and consequences on the climate crisis itself.}},
  author       = {{Trouvé, Andrea}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ett bakslag för klimatet, eller för en hållbar utveckling?}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}