Communication Practices and Political Engagement with Climate Change: A Research Agenda

Environmental Communication

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 122-135

  Carvalho, Anabela ^a   van Wessel, Margit ^b   Maeseele, Pieter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

citizens; Climate change; communication practices; de politicization; political engagement; political subjectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992135309     PISSN: 17524032     EISSN: 17524040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2016.1241815     Document Type: Review

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