Climate Change Denial Books and Conservative Think Tanks: Exploring the Connection

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 699-731

  Dunlap, Riley E ^a   Jacques, Peter J ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change denial; conservative movement; conservative think tanks; denial books

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877812417     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764213477096     Document Type: Article

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