Beyond individual behaviour change: the role of power, knowledge and strategy in tackling climate change

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-65

  Kenis, Anneleen ^a   Mathijs, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

environmental activism; governmentality; gramsci; knowledge; power; pro environmental behaviour; strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855988895     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2011.576315     Document Type: Article

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