How to win friends and influence people: Climate scientists' perspectives on their relationship with and influence on government officials

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 269-296

  Stoutenborough, James W ^a   Bromley Trujillo, Rebecca ^b   Vedlitz, Arnold ^c  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; policymakers; public policy; scientists' influence

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84933180994     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X15000112     Document Type: Review

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