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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Climate movement"”.
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Building solidarity and growing a movement : the story behind the People's Climate March
… on the streets of Manhattan for the People's Climate March (PCM), making it the largest climate change demonstration in U.S. history. Under a banner that read "Frontlines of Crisis, Forefront of Change," the march was led by low-income people of color and indigenous peoples -- those most …
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Essays on the Economics of Climate Action
… project studying individual action on climate change in the United States. In the first chapter of my thesis, Hannah Ruebeck and I study whether and how individuals strategically build political movements, focusing on the climate movement in the US. Policy change typically requires …
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@GretaThunberg: Navigating Critique and Identity Within Youth Climate Activism on Twitter
<p>Youth climate activist Greta Thunberg sat alone on the steps of the Swedish Parliament building in September of 2018, holding a bold black and white sign and demanding action be taken in the face of the climate crisis. Ever since, her activism and Twitter presence have sparked media attention, …
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Climate Justice: Its Meanings, Its Struggles, and Its Prospects Under Liberal Democracy and Capitalism
The term climate justice, despite wide usage, defies easy definition. I argue that in order to appreciate it in its full complexity, climate justice is best understood as a moral framework with 2 facets. Facet 1 allows us to identify the various moral wrongs or concerns that are either causing, …
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Climate change, trade unions and the promise of climate solidarity in the UK, 1997-2010
Contemporary climate change politics, dominated by neoliberal and ecological modernisation framings, has reached an impasse. This thesis investigates whether a Marxist critique focused on trade unions might offer an alternative approach. It critically analyses the social science literature on …