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Frame disputes or frame consensus? "environment" or "welfare" first amongst climate strike protesters

Emilsson, Kajsa LU orcid ; Johansson, Håkan LU and Wennerhag, Magnus LU (2020) In Sustainability (Switzerland) 12(3).
Abstract

Present debates suppose a close linkage between economic, social, and environmental sustainability and suggest that individual wellbeing and living standards need to be understood as directly linked to environmental concerns. Because social movements are often seen as an avant-garde in pushing for change, this article analyzes climate protesters' support for three key frames in current periods of social transformation, i.e., an "environmental", an "economic growth", and a "welfare" frame. The analyzed data material consists of survey responses from over 900 participants in six Global Climate Strikes held in Sweden during 2019. The article investigates the explanatory relevance of three factors: (a) political and ideological orientation,... (More)

Present debates suppose a close linkage between economic, social, and environmental sustainability and suggest that individual wellbeing and living standards need to be understood as directly linked to environmental concerns. Because social movements are often seen as an avant-garde in pushing for change, this article analyzes climate protesters' support for three key frames in current periods of social transformation, i.e., an "environmental", an "economic growth", and a "welfare" frame. The analyzed data material consists of survey responses from over 900 participants in six Global Climate Strikes held in Sweden during 2019. The article investigates the explanatory relevance of three factors: (a) political and ideological orientation, (b) movement involvement, and (c) social characteristics. The results indicate that climate protesters to a large degree support an environmental frame before an economic growth-oriented frame, whereas the situation is more complex regarding support for a welfare frame vis-a-vis an environmental frame. The strongest factors explaining frame support include social characteristics (gender) and protestors' political and ideological orientation. Movement involvement has limited significance. The article shows how these frames form a fragment of the complexity of these issues, and instances of frame distinctions, hierarchies, and disputes emerge within the most current forms of climate change demonstrations.

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Demonstrations, Environmental movement, Frame support, Frames, Fridays for future, Global climate strike, Greta thunberg, Protest surveys, Sustainability, Sustainable welfare
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Sustainability (Switzerland)
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12
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3
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882
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MDPI AG
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2071-1050
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10.3390/su12030882
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The New Urban Challenge? Models of Sustainable Welfare in Swedish Metropolitan Cities
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English
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  number       = {{3}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  series       = {{Sustainability (Switzerland)}},
  title        = {{Frame disputes or frame consensus? "environment" or "welfare" first amongst climate strike protesters}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12030882}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/su12030882}},
  volume       = {{12}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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