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2 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | ||||||||
3 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Participatory arts and affective engagement with climate change: The missing link in achieving climate compatible behaviour change? | Burke et al. (2018) | Academic Article | The study begins by referencing the work done by academics in climate change communication to demonstrate the importance of emotions in communication and how imagery and affect are underutilized in this context. It underscores that emotions play a significant role in risk-decision making, often outweighing cognitive factors. The second part of this research is about participatory arts (for notes see category "Impacts Arts & Culture" > "Participatory Arts"). | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.02.00 | Risk-decision, Emotions, Imagery | ★★★★★ | |
4 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Communicating Ecology Through Art: What Scientists Think | Curtis et al. (2012) | Academic Article | This study explores the role of the visual and performing arts in enhancing the communication of complex ecological science to the general public. During a national ecological conference, various artistic performances and exhibitions were integrated into the program. Feedback from scientists and research students revealed that over half of the participants found the arts program conducive to receiving information, encouraging reflection on alternative science communication methods, and recognizing the arts' potential in helping people grasp intricate scientific concepts. | https://www.jstor.org/stable/26269030 | Art, Communication | ★★☆☆☆ | |
5 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Emotional responses to the Climate Crisis: The Role of Positive Imaginaries | Della Maggiore (2023) | Scientific Report | Probe the importance of emotions such as fear, anger and hope in climate change activism. The research focusses on how these three emotions can be best used and harnessed. | https://static1.squarespace.com/static/618ab399edd1614ab7a5ca15/t/6542bbb1b84462676552e216/1698872264086/Positive+Imaginaries.pdf | Emotions, Imaginaries, Activism | ★★★☆☆ | |
6 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Using Political Efficacy Messages to Increase Climate Activism: The Mediating Role of emotions | Feldman & Hart (2015) | Academic Article | This research in climate communication conducted in the United States is focused on the concept of efficacy and its effects on emotions and political activism regarding climate change. Efficacy is divided into internal, external and response information (which is related to the self, the system, and policy-related). The study examines discrete emotions such as fear, anger, and hope, which are often reactions to external threats. The results vary based on political ideology: moderates showed increased hope and decreased fear in response to internal, external and response efficacy information, liberals demonstrated increased hope in response to both internal and response efficacy information, and conservatives experienced increased hope and fear in response efficacy messages. The intention for climate engagement increased for moderates and conservatives. Notably, there was no significant effect on anger (while the literature review predicted differently). The study concludes by posing a question about how to create balanced messages that incorporate both fear and hope to effectively engage a diverse audience on climate issues. | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/1075547015617941 | Emotions, Efficacy, Political Ideology | ★★★★★ | |
7 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | The effects of "emergency" and "ciris" framing in climate change news | Feldman & Hart (2021) | Academic Article | This study investigated the impact of different terminology, specifically "climate emergency," "climate crisis," and "climate change," in Twitter-based news stories on public engagement with climate change, news perceptions, and whether these effects were influenced by the focus of the news and participants' political ideology. The results showed that the choice of terminology had no significant effect on climate change engagement. However, using "climate emergency" reduced perceived news credibility and newsworthiness compared to "climate change." The focus of the news stories, whether on climate impacts, actions, or both, had a more consistent impact on climate engagement and news perceptions. News about climate impacts increased fear, decreased efficacy beliefs and hope, and reduced news credibility compared to news about climate actions. Importantly, there were no interactions with political ideology found, suggesting that the effects of the terminology and focus of the stories were not significantly influenced by participants' political beliefs. | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-021-03219-5 | Terminology, Climate news, Emotions | ★★☆☆☆ | |
8 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Handbook of Climate Change Communication | Filho et al. (2018) | Book | This book is a compilation of different articles of climate change communication academics. For this category of the resource library it is most particular the article of Salama & Aboukoura "The Role of Emotions in Climate Change Communication" that underline the importance of emotions for climate change action as well as the article of Evans et al. "Communicating Climate Change: Theories and Perspectives" to have an overview of the the Climate Change Communication literature. | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-69838-0 | Communication, Emotions | ★★★★☆ | |
9 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Personal Stories Can Change Climate Change Beliefs and Attitudes: The Mediating Role of Emotion | Gustafson (2020) | Academic Article | The study suggests that public communicators can effectively reduce psychological distance and evoke constructive emotional responses related to climate change by using personal stories about its impacts on relatable people and places. This approach can be particularly influential in shifting the beliefs and risk perceptions of political conservatives and moderates. The research encourages further investigation into different types of personal stories and their mediating effects on various audience groups. | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/08934215.2020.1799049?needAccess=true | Personally relevant, Risk-decision, Political ideology | ★★★★☆ | |
10 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Message Framing and Climate Change Communication | Li & Su (2018) | Academic Article | This meta-analytic study delves into the effects of message framing on public engagement with climate change. Examining 10 experimental studies with 26 comparison pairs, the results indicate that message framing, particularly emphasizing environmental, economic, and moral dimensions, has a generally positive impact on individuals' engagement with climate change. On the other hand, frames around public health implications or geographical identity have minimal influence. The study suggests strategic communicators consider these findings for more effective climate change messaging. | https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2189&context=jac | Communication, Emotions, Literature review | ★★★☆☆ | |
11 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Barriers perceived to engaging with climate change among the UK public and their policy implications | Lorenzoni et al. (2007) | Academic Article | The paper emphasizes the crucial role of public engagement in achieving the UK Government's carbon dioxide emissions reduction target and mitigating climate change. Public engagement is defined as involving individuals at cognitive, affective, and behavioral levels. The study identifies common barriers to engagement, both at individual and societal scales, highlighting the need for targeted and tailored information provision alongside supportive structural conditions. The research underscores the necessity for a systemic shift to a low consumption paradigm, advocating for policies and governance structures that facilitate this transformation. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2007.01.004 | Cognition, Affects, Behavior change | ★★★☆☆ | |
12 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | How Hope and Doubt Affect Climate Change Mobilization | Marlon et al. (2019) | Academic Article | The study investigates factors influencing hope and doubt regarding humanity's ability to address climate change and explores their connections to activism and policy support. Findings reveal two main types of hope: "constructive hope," linked to social phenomena and collective awareness, and "false hope," arising from the belief in external solutions. Doubts encompass concerns about low prioritization, greed, and intergroup conflict, categorized into "constructive doubts" and "fatalistic doubts." Constructive hope and doubt predict increased policy support and political engagement, while false hope and fatalistic doubt predict the opposite. Combining constructive hope with elements of constructive doubt is suggested for effective climate change communication. | https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2019.00020/full | Discrete emotions, Hope, Doubt | ★★★★☆ | |
13 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Communicating Climate Change and Motivating Civic Action: Renewing, Activating, and Building Democracies | Moser (2009) | Academic Article | Communication and civic engagement are closely linked, with the etymological root of "communication" meaning "to impart," "to share," and "to make common," aligning it with the ideals of civic action. Effective communication serves as a tool for building and sustaining communities that act on public matters of interest such as climate change, helping individuals create and feel part of a civic community. Civic engagement distinguishes "being a citizen" from "participating in civic action," emphasizing collective commitment to a larger common goal and building social capital. Successful communication should connect issues, frame causes and solutions, promote dialogue, and nurture social capital to engage the public on climate change. | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265630518_Communicating_Climate_Change_and_Motivating_Civic_Action_Renewing_Activating_and_Building_Democracies | Civic engagement, Communication, Strategies | ★★★☆☆ | |
14 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Not for the Faint of Heart: Tasks of Climate Change Communication in the Context of Societal Transformation | Moser (2019) | Academic Article (pre-print version) | This article contends that the domain of climate change communication should extend its focus and explore how it can provide instruments for profound social transformation. They outline 10 tasks for the latter: 1. Naming and Framing the Depth, Scale, Nature and Outline of (Necessary) Change 2. Fostering the Transformative Imagination 3. Mirroring Change Empathetically 4. Distinguishing (and Deconstructing) Valuable (Un)Certainties 5. Orienting and Course-Correcting Toward the Difficult 6. Helping People Resist the Habit of Acquiescing to Going Numb 7. Sense- and Meaning-Making of Difficult Change through Story (not Facts) 8. Fostering Authentic and Radical Hope 9. Fostering Generative Engagement in Building Dignified Futures for All 10. Promoting and Actively Living a Public Love | https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/climate-and-culture/not-for-the-faint-of-heart-tasks-of-climate-change-communication-in-the-context-of-societal-transformation/A6B335407788B337C270EA5563FB6F28?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=bookmark | Literature review, Communication, Strategies | ★★☆☆☆ | |
15 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Communicating Climate Change: Closing the Science Action Gap | Moser & Dilling (2011) | Chapter in Book | This study identifies the challenges and opportunities of climate change communication, emphasizing the flaws of the knowledge deficit model that assumes more information leads to action. Instead, factors like personal values, incentives, and social support play a significant role. Mobilizing by fear may grab attention but risks denial or apathy, necessitating a balanced approach with practical solutions. Recognizing diverse audiences and tailoring messages to their needs, values, and beliefs is crucial. While mass media is commonly used, it may be less effective than face-to-face or interactive communication for engaging audiences. The key is understanding the audience and customizing the message and messenger to enhance trust and resonate effectively with diverse communities for impactful climate change communication. | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281668545_Communicating_Climate_Change_Closing_the_Science-Action_Gap | Barriers and facilitators, Fear, Value-based systems, Trust | ★★★★☆ | |
16 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | A public health frame arouses hopeful emotions about climate change | Myers et al. (2012) | Academic Article | The study explores framing climate change in terms of public health and national security to engage disinterested segments of the public. Using a nationally representative survey in 2010, participants read articles emphasizing climate change risks and benefits framed around environment, public health, or national security. Results indicate that the public health focus is most effective in eliciting emotional reactions supportive of mitigation and adaptation across audience segments. However, the national security frame might backfire among skeptical segments, generating unintended feelings of anger. | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-012-0513-6 | Risk-decision, Public Health | ★★☆☆☆ | |
17 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Global briefing. Later is Too Late. | Potential Energy Coalition (2024) | Online Panel Discussion | This video is a presentation of a a long study conducted by Potential Energy Coalition in collabroation with Yale. One key question guiding the investigation is whether identifiable frames exist that possess the inherent capacity to carry particular types of messages, fostering effective communication regardless of cultural or communal variations. Additionally, the research addresses the critical challenge of expediting the transition to widespread climate action. Acknowledging that the success of large-scale climate initiatives hinges on public support, the study seeks to unravel strategies that can significantly accelerate this transition. | https://vimeo.com/902071218/8089f11b22?share=copy | Universal Communication, Emotions, Policy Support, Climate Action | ★★★★★ | |
18 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | What shapes perceptions of climate change? New research since 2010 | Weber (2016) | Academic Article | This article comes back on the research of Weber (2006) (see notes in this resource library in the category "What is sparking action?" > Social and cognitive Psychology") and adds new variables such as political ideology, gender, nationality and age. This study goes deeper in the reflections of Climate Change Communications regarding the difference in perceptions of climate change when communicated as uncertaintity, or climate change vs global warming. | https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.377 | Uncertainty, Demographics | ★★☆☆☆ | |
19 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Social Media, Influencers and Climate Justice Communication | Yale (2023) | Online Panel Discussion | Yale's Climate Change Communication department organized a panel discussion with three young climate activists (Kristy Drutman, Isaias Hernandez and Sophia Kianni) that make use of social media for fighting their causes. The panel speakers emphasized the importance of messages of hope to convey that we can still prevent a 2-degree world. Kristy Drutman pointed notably at mainstream media's shortcomings in accurate information delivery. This underscores the importance of alternative channels like social media (where NGOs struggle to maintain a presence) and the work of the panel speakers. Moreover the need for diversity in climate change storytelling, ensuring marginalized communities' voices are heard, is underlined. The impact of visual content, especially videos, is noted, and the potential role of inspirational leaders in driving action is considered. Isaias suggests exploring intergenerational work and the use of metaphorical examples to make climate change personal and strategically aligned with people's concerns. Addressing accessibility issues for diverse audiences, including those with disabilities and speakers of different languages, is highlighted as crucial. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HV3Jr5Xldo | Storytelling, Social media, Role models | ★★★☆☆ | |
20 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Later is Too Late - Additional Notes | Potential Energy (2024) | Online Panel Discussion | The global research briefing, "Later is Too Late," presented key findings from a 23-country survey aimed at understanding public attitudes towards climate action and how to motivate people to accelerate progress. While acknowledging the complexity of climate communications, key findings from the survey emphasize the effectiveness of a unifying theme: generational urgency. The theme is initiated by the idea that "later is too late" to protect what we love. This communal approach provides a sense of belonging and purpose, which is essential for mobilizing collective action. | Later is Too Late Webinar | Climate Communication, Public attitudes, Active Participation | ★★★★☆ | |
21 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Communicating climate change: Why frames matter for public engagement | Nisbet (2009) | Academic Article | ‘Framing’ directs attention to an individual's reasoning and sociocultural beliefs. Nisbet describes frames as “interpretive storylines” that transit the information into a specific mode, one that dissects from complex issues into a more relevant, attainable point of reference. The process of ‘framing’ does not blur the factual information and its accurateness, but rather, it selectively pinpoints to the facts that can impact given individual the most, hence making the complex issue of global climate change more personally viable. | https://doi.org/10.3200/ENVT.51.2.12-23 | framing, sociocultural interpretation | ★★★☆☆ | |
22 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION | Who thinks people can affect what the government does about global warming? | Badullovich,Hilado, Kotcher, Ballew, Thier, Rosenthal, Maibach, & Leiserowitz(2024) | Academic Article (pre-print version) | This article focuses on the role of public perception and collective efficacy in influencing government action on climate change. The research highlights that when individuals believe they can collectively influence government decisions, they are more likely to engage in actions that support climate policies. It has been found that simply discussing global warming with others can significantly increase the collective political efficacy, suggesting that social interactions are powerful amplifiers of climate action. Research has shown that cues from one’s social environment are positively associated with efficacy beliefs, especially in case of informal talks with friends and family. Social amplifiers include various forms of public engagement and communication that enhance societal support for policy changes. The more often people hear about climate action, the more likely they are to engage in it. Interestingly, ethnic minorities in the US exercised a higher public efficacy rather than ordinary (white) American citizens. | Badullovich,Hilado, Kotcher, Ballew, Thier, Rosenthal, Maibach, & Leiserowitz(2024) | Public Eficacy, Political Affiliations, | ★★☆☆☆ | |
23 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | ||||||||
24 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | Collective Climate action: determinants of participant intention in community based pro-enviornment iniatives | Bamberg et al. (2015) | Academic Article | The consensus is that addressing climate change challenges requires not only individual behavioral changes but also system-wide transformations. Collective action is seen as a key mechanism for driving social transformation, yet there is currently a lack of systematic research on collective climate action. This study reviews theoretical perspectives and models that explain collective protest. The findings show that social identity, perceived behavioral control, and participative efficacy beliefs consistently predict a significant portion of the variance in participation intention. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.06.006 | Systemic change, Social identity | ★★★★☆ | |
25 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | Psychological Determinants of Collective Action for Climate Justice: Insights From Semi-Structured Interviews and Content Analysis | Bürhle & Kimmerle (2021) | Academic Article | Student-led initiatives for climate justice are powerful drivers in the climate change discourse, but the psychological factors influencing students' engagement in climate justice have received limited attention. This study views student engagement for climate justice as a form of collective action and explores the psychological determinants of collective action and the subjective processes of change in these determinants. The findings are that student collective action for climate justice reinforced some established psychological conditions for collective action, including collective and participatory self-efficacy expectations and emotions like fear and anger. However, the study also identified that first-time participation in collective action cannot be entirely explained by these established predictors. Factors like a sense of responsibility, problem awareness, and extrinsic motives (e.g., social connections) also played a role, while politicized collective identities had limited significance. | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.695365 | Education, Self-efficacy, Collective action | ★★★☆☆ | |
26 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | Core social motives explain responses to collective action issues | Geiger & Brick (2023) | Academic Article | By accurately understanding human motives, social scientists can determine when and why individuals engage, facilitating behavior change and public involvement. This study employs the core social motives model to categorize social psychological theories into five fundamental social motives: Belonging, Understanding, Control, self-Enhancement, and Trust. | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366866899_Core_social_motives_explain_responses_to_collective_action_issues | Social factors, Collective action, Belonging, Understanding, Control, Self-enhancement, Trust | ★★★★☆ | |
27 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | Low carbon communities as a context for individual behavioral change | Heiskanen et al. (2010) | Academic Article | Most energy-related behavioral change programs have traditionally focused on changing individual behavior, using methods like economic incentives and information campaigns, but they have encountered limitations, especially in addressing climate change issues. These programs often overlook the social aspects of human behavior, failing to account for challenges like social dilemmas, social conventions, a lack of supporting infrastructure, and the feeling of helplessness among individuals. To emonstrate the latter, this study reviews 4 case studies of low-carbon communities. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2009.07.002 | Self-efficacy, Case-study, Incentives | ★☆☆☆☆ | |
28 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | Exposure to victim portrayls: the role of multiple emotions in influencing collective action intentions for enviornmental justice | Lu (2021) | Academic Article | This research explores how victim portrayals and the emotions they evoke can motivate collective action for environmental justice. The study investigates the role of emotions such as moral outrage, compassion, and distress in influencing people's intentions to participate in collective actions related to environmental justice issues. | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13412-020-00660-3 | Emotions, Collective action | ★★★☆☆ | |
29 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | Governing the Commons | Ostrom (1990) | Book | In Elinor Ostrom's "Governing the Commons" (1991) is a classic in collective action literature and one for which she won the Nobel Memorial Price of Economic Sciences in 2009. In this work, based on extensive research she challenges the conventional wisdom that common-pool resources are inevitably prone to degradation and overuse. Ostrom explores various case studies, from fisheries to irrigation systems, to identify the conditions under which communities effectively manage shared resources. She introduces a set of design principles for sustainable governance of common-pool resources, highlighting the importance of local, context-specific arrangements and the role of self-organization. Ostrom's work stands as a groundbreaking contribution to the understanding of collective action and offers valuable insights into the complexities of managing shared resources for long-term sustainability. | https://www.actu-environnement.com/media/pdf/ostrom_1990.pdf | CPR, Cooperation, Reciprocity, Trust | ★★☆☆☆ | |
30 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | Analyzing Collective Action | Ostrom (2010) | Academic Article | In this article, Ostrom reviews Mancur Olson's theory of collective action written in "The Logic of Collective Action", 1965). This article is an interesting resource as it brings together two groundbreaking authors of Collective Action Theory. What is most particularly interesting for this resource library, is that their research demonstrate that collective action and cooperation the key is to overcome environmental justice struggles. Social norms, trust and reciprocity are at the core of effective cooperation (or what Olson names "core relationships"). Ostrom also emphasizes that the latter variables are probably the most challenging to research for sociologists and economists. | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00497.x | CPR, Relationality, Social norms, Cooperation, Trust | ★★★★☆ | |
31 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | Advancing Community Science Literacy | Spitzer & Fraser (2020) | Academic Article | Spitzer and Fraser are critical towards past research in behavioral change, since they place this literature in invidivual action, considering the focus should shift towards collective action and social change. | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339601934_Advancing_Community_Science_Literacy | Social factors, Collective Action | ★★★★☆ | |
32 | COLLECTIVE ACTION THEORY | Existential Threat as a challenge for individual & collective engagement | Stollberg & Jonas (2021) | Academic Article | The paper discusses the motivational and affective states associated with pro-environmental behavior in the context of climate change. It suggests that individual anxiety can drive both individual and collective efforts to address climate change. Positive activation, anger, and guilt can also motivate pro-environmental collective actions, while anxiety may lead to palliative responses to cope with the complexity of the climate crisis. | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355519260_Existential_Threat_as_a_Challenge_for_Individual_and_Collective_Engagement_Climate_Change_and_the_Motivation_to_Act | Postive, Negative, Emotions, Anxiety | ★★★☆☆ | |
33 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | ||||||||
34 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Educating for resilience: parent and teacher perceptions of children’s emotional needs in response to climate change | Baker et al. (2021) | Academic Article | The text emphasizes the importance of providing resources and guidance to parents and teachers on how to talk to children about climate change. It suggests that children can understand the seriousness of climate change, and caretakers should avoid dismissing their concerns. Honest discussions, tailored to the child's age, are encouraged. Parents should manage their own anxiety to have productive conversations with their children. The text also highlights the need for educational institutions to incorporate emotional aspects of climate change into their curricula and promote constructive hope by focusing on solutions and actions. Encouraging students to take action and feel a sense of agency is seen as a way to increase hope and environmental engagement. | https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2020.1828288 | Emotions, Educators | ★★★★★ | |
35 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Voice in the Classroom: How an Open Classroom Climate Fosters Political Engagement Among Adolescents | Campbell (2008) | Academic Article | The paper explores the impact of classroom dynamics on adolescents' civic engagement, addressing the questions of whether schools influence political participation and if they can compensate for socioeconomic disparities. The findings indicate that it's not just the frequency of civics courses but the nature of political discussion within classrooms that significantly influences civic knowledge. An open, respectful environment fosters greater appreciation for democratic processes, encourages adolescents to see themselves as informed voters, and reduces the likelihood of endorsing unconventional political expressions. | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11109-008-9063-z | Civic engagement, Openness, Debate | ★★★★☆ | |
36 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Life Paths Into Effective Environmental Action | Chawla (1999) | Academic Article | This study presents descriptive findings based on environmentalists' retrospective accounts of experiences shaping their environmental commitment, lacking the longitudinal and control group aspects for definitive conclusions. The research emphasizes the importance of individuals constructing their own narratives, influencing their ecological identity and predisposition for responsible environmental behavior. It challenges a narrow view of environmental education (EE), suggesting a broad definition encompassing in-school and out-of-school influences, emphasizing informal outdoor experiences, natural areas, and community engagement. While formative experiences play a role, the study acknowledges the complex interplay of individual choices, abilities, and historical opportunities in shaping environmentally responsible lives. | https://doi.org/10.1080/00958969909598628 | Identity, Biographical characteristics, Engagement | ★★★☆☆ | |
37 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | The power of positive role models: youth climate activism in films | Cherry (2021) | Academic Article | The challenge of engaging youth in civic action is often rooted in their self-doubt about their ability to make a difference. Building self-efficacy, the belief that one's actions can lead to meaningful results, is crucial to inspiring youth to take action. This self-efficacy is essential for addressing the climate crisis and promoting a healthy democracy. Films and stories featuring young activists and their successes can play a significant role in boosting self-efficacy by providing role models for other young people. Films showcasing the achievements of young activists, when incorporated into education, can help shape values and motivate individuals to protect the planet's life-support systems. | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13412-021-00663-8#:~:text=Through%20modeling%20their%20own%20behavior,and%20the%20inspiration%20to%20act. | Self-efficacy, Role models | ★★★★☆ | |
38 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Exploring the essential psychological factors in fostering hope concerning climate change | Li & Monroe (2017) | Academic Article | This empirical study (728 high school students were surveyed) emphasizes the importance of fostering a sense of efficacy through imagery of personal and community-level actions to increase hopefulness. Concern about climate change is positively associated with hope and can be influenced by factors such as knowledge, opportunities to learn, and knowing people in the community involved in climate change mitigation. The research provides insights for designing programs to enhance hope regarding climate change, suggesting the need to focus on efficacy-building strategies and emphasizing personal and community-level actions in educational initiatives. | https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1367916 | Self-efficacy, Community, Hope | ★★★☆☆ | |
39 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Identifying effective climate change education strategies: a systematic review of the research | Monroe et al. (2017) | Academic Article | This article is a literature review on studies concerning climate change education programs. The review varied in their outcomes. Some programs went beyond imparting knowledge, aiming to develop skills for assessing scientific conclusions and empowering learners to take actions for climate change mitigation or adaptation. However, very few articles aligned with the broader goal of climate change education, which emphasizes seizing the learning moment to envision a better future and becoming practical visionaries in realizing that future. There was a scarcity of educational programs intentionally combining social and science disciplines, reflecting a gap in multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary approaches. The study suggests the potential for climate change education programs to evolve toward fostering communities of practical visionaries capable of addressing future challenges effectively. | https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2017.1360842 | Interdisciplinarity, Hope, Future, Imagination | ★★☆☆☆ | |
40 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Regulating worry, promoting hope: how do children, adolecents and young adults cope with climate change | Ojala (2012) | Academic Article | This study delves into how Swedish individuals across different age groups cope with emotions related to climate change, particularly focusing on worry and hope. Participants from late childhood/early adolescence, mid to late adolescence, and early adulthood were surveyed, revealing multiple coping strategies. These strategies include de-emphasizing the severity of climate change, distancing, hyperactivation, positive reappraisal, trust in societal actors, problem-focused coping, and existential hope. The findings highlight age-related variations in coping mechanisms, with children employing less problem-focused coping and more distancing than older groups. Additionally, the study explores sources of hope, indicating that children rely more on trust in researchers and technological development. | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ997146.pdf | Coping mechanisms, Difference in generations, Hope | ★★★★☆ | |
41 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Hope in the face of climate change: Associations with environmental engagement and student perceptions of teachers‘ emotion communication style and future orientation | Ojala (2015) | Academic Article | This study investigates the complex relationship between hope, environmental engagement, and coping strategies regarding climate change among young people (and is constructing further on the findings of Ojala, 2012). The findings reveal that hope can have both positive and negative associations with engagement, depending on the specific sources of hope. Constructive hope, based on positive reappraisal and trust in societal actors' capability, is positively linked to environmental engagement, while hope based on denial of climate change's seriousness is negatively associated with engagement. This study also highlights the role of teachers in promoting emotional awareness, using positive and solution-oriented communication, and considering students' emotions seriously to enhance constructive hope and mitigate denial-based hope. | https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2015.1021662 | Coping mechanisms, Hope, Engagement | ★★★★☆ | |
42 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Motivating Action through Fostering Climate Change Hope and Concern and Avoiding Despair among Adolescents | Stevenson & Peterson (2016) | Academic Article | This study confirms prior studies such as Ojala, 2012;2015 that probed the relationship between climate change hope, concern, despair, and pro-environmental behavior among adolescents. While climate change hope and concern independently predict pro-environmental behavior, the study suggests that hope may operate more as a motivational force than a resilience factor against despair. More notably, the study also identifies gender differences, with girls exhibiting higher levels of climate change hope and concern, and socioeconomic disparities, indicating the need for targeted efforts to encourage pro-environmental behavior among students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. | https://doi.org/10.3390/su8010006 | Hope, Concern, Despair, Biographical charcteristics | ★☆☆☆☆ | |
43 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Fostering Hope in Climate Change Educators | Swim & Fraser (2013) | Academic Article | Swim & Fraser analyze a training program that is part of the first phase of the Climate Change Education Partnerships program supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and awarded to National Network for Ocean Climate Change Interpretation (NNOCCI) to probe its effects on educators by enhancing their feelings of hope and energizing them with information about climate change. The findings suggest that participants experienced a significant increase in hope and energy post-training, distinguishing them from their peers. The study proposes that the emotional states of trained interpreters may have ripple effects on museum visitors, potentially increasing their willingness to discuss climate change. | https://www.jstor.org/stable/43305009 | Case-study, Educators, Hope | ★☆☆☆☆ | |
44 | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Hope dies, action begins?” The role of hope for proactive sustainability engagement among university students | Vandaele & Stalhammar (2022) | Academic Article | This study delves into the role of hope as a motivating emotion for climate change engagement among university students, highlighting four key characteristics of constructive hope: goal setting, pathway thinking, agency thinking, and emotional reinforcement. It underscores the significance of collaboratively establishing locally grounded objectives, fostering trust in collective potential and external actors, enhancing students' perceived self-efficacy through practical applications, and teaching coping strategies for managing the emotional consequences of climate change education on students' well-being. The research challenges the binary view of positive and negative emotions, particularly concerning the nuanced nature of "hope." Unlike previous studies focusing solely on hope as a driver of action, this research emphasizes how engagement itself fosters hope. Additionally, it underscores the importance of acknowledging and accepting negative emotions, rather than solely promoting optimistic messages. Teachers emerge as influential factors in shaping students' understanding and engagement with climate change. | https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ijshe-11-2021-0463/full/html | Hope, Self-efficacy, Overcoming binary | ★★★★★ | |
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46 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | The Theory of Planned Behavior | Azjen (1991) | Academic Article | In this article, Azjen defines the Theory of Planned Behavior (TBD) to understand and predict human behavior. This framework has been used and built upon largely in Psychology, Marketing and Consumer-behavior Theory. It suggests that individuals' decisions to engage in a particular behavior are influenced by three main factors: attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Attitudes reflect an individual's evaluation of the behavior and its outcomes, subjective norms involve social influences and perceived expectations from others, and perceived behavioral control relates to the person's belief in their ability to perform the behavior. Together, these factors shape an individual's intention to perform a specific action, and the stronger the intention, the more likely the behavior will be carried out. | https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-5978(91)90020-T | Behavorial change, Self-efficacy, TPB | ★★★☆☆ | |
47 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Self-Efficacy Machanisms in Human Agency | Bandura (1982) | Academic Article | In this article, Bandura theorizes self-efficacy, a psychological concept that comes back in many resources in this library. Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in their own ability to accomplish a specific task or achieve a particular goal. It's the confidence one has in their capacity to exert control over their own motivation, behavior, and social environment. | https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.37.2.122 | Self-efficacy | ★★☆☆☆ | |
48 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Handbook of Environmental Psychology | Bechtel & Churchman (2003) | Book | Environmental Psychology is presented as an interdisciplinary effort with links to various disciplines. The book is divided into sections, such as theories, links to other disciplines, methods, applications, and the future. | https://www.hse.ru/data/2019/03/04/1196347398/Handbook%20of%20Environmental%20Psychology.pdf | Interdisciplinarity | ★★☆☆☆ | |
49 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Psychological research and global climate change | Clayton et al. (2015) | Academic Article | This study reviews psychological research that has been done on the topic of global climate change. The study provides a framework for understanding climate change perceptions that includes factors such as mass media, direct experience, and social influences, which (both cognitive and emotional biases). The effectiveness of climate change communication is significantly influenced by individuals' political ideology and worldview. Behavioral choices, particularly in household consumption, are often driven by intrinsic factors, with collective action proving more impactful than individual conscious awareness. While individuals need to change their lifestyles, resource management remains a crucial collective challenge, posing a social dilemma. Psychological research underscores the importance of collective identity and cooperation for adaptation. Community-led preparedness has demonstrated resilience against disasters, emphasizing the significance of social cohesion in addressing climate-related challenges. | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281751304_Psychological_research_and_global_climate_change | Community, Political Ideology, Value-based systems | ★★★★☆ | |
50 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | What kinds of engagement creates deep change in people? | Rolfe-Redding (n.d.) | Scientific Report | The Climate Advocacy Lab (CAL) gathered evidence-based approaches in order to identify three practices to foster deep change in people. First, deep canvassing (open, vulnerable, intuitive, one-on-one conversations) relational climate conversations (enhanced by relational organizing), and cultural strategy. | https://climateadvocacylab.org/dear-lab-what-kinds-engagement-create-deep-change-people | Strategies, Deep change | ★★★★★ | |
51 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | The strength and content of climate anger | Gregersen et al. (2023) | Academic Article | A study conducted with 2,000 adults investigated their emotional responses to the climate crisis. The research revealed that anger was a much stronger motivator for climate activism than hope, with the link being seven times more powerful. Additionally, fear and guilt were the most effective emotions in predicting support for climate policies, while sadness, fear, and hope were the most influential factors in driving behavioral changes. It's worth noting that, on average, the participants reported experiencing relatively mild emotions in response to the issue of global warming. Another good summary of this study can be found in the following article of The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/21/anger-is-most-powerful-emotion-by-far-for-spurring-climate-action-study-finds | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102738 | Anger, Activism, Fear, Hope | ★★★★☆ | |
52 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Mind the Gap: Why do people act environmentally and what are the barriers to pro-environmental behavior? | Kollmuss & Agyeman (2002) | Academic Article | This article discusses various theoretical frameworks used to explain the gap between environmental knowledge, awareness, and pro-environmental behavior. These frameworks include linear progression models, altruism, empathy, and prosocial behavior models, and sociological models. The complexity of the factors influencing pro-environmental behavior suggests that no single framework can provide a definitive explanation. The article also explores the influence of various factors on pro-environmental behavior, including demographics, external factors (e.g., institutional, economic, social, and cultural), and internal factors (e.g., motivation, knowledge, awareness, values, attitudes, emotions, locus of control, responsibilities, and priorities). | https://doi.org/10.1080/13504620220145401 | Behavorial change, Demographics, Value-based systems | ★★★★☆ | |
53 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior | LearnPsychology (2020) | Youtube Video | This short video explains the theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior. This is a useful resource to get a basic understanding of behavioral psychology and delve deeper into this ("What is sparking action?" > "Social and Cognitive Psychology") resource category. | https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119057840.ch129 | TPB | ★★★★★ | |
54 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Risk as feelings | Loewenstein et al. (2001) | Academic Article | This studies reviews how feelings are important factors in risk perceptions and decision-making. | https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0033-2909.127.2.267 | Risk-decision making, Emotions | ★★★☆☆ | |
55 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Hope and climate-change engagement from a psychological perspective | Ojala (2023) | Academic Article | In this article, Ojala extends her prior research (for notes on prior research see "What is sparking action? > Education & Youth") but with a broader focus beyond youth alone. Engaging with existing literature in social and cognitive psychology on climate change engagement and the role of emotions, Ojala emphasizes the importance of considering sources of hope, recognizing their potential as both constructive and less constructive in the context of climate change engagement. She contends that collective climate-change action can cultivate constructive hope. The key takeaway is the call for future research to move beyond the dichotomy between cognition and emotion, urging interventions to surpass simplistic optimistic messaging and instead account for the preconditions essential for fostering constructive hope. | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X22002354?via%3Dihub | Emotions, Hope, Optimism | ★★★★☆ | |
56 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | A Report by the American Psychological Association’s Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change | Swim et al. (2009) | Scientific Report | This scientific report is constructed by the American Psychological Association Task Force and reviews the literature interfacing psychology and global climate change. Section 1, 2 and 5 are more particularly interesting for this resource library. Albeit quite technical and mostly focued on individual behavioral mechanisms, this report is a good resource to have a broad understanding of the research that has been conducting in Psychology concerning Global climate change. | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294693619_Psychology_and_global_climate_change_Addressing_a_multi-faceted_phenomenon_and_set_of_challenges_A_report_by_the_American_Psychological_Association's_task_force_on_the_interface_between_psychology_and | Pro-environmental behavior, behavioral change | ★★★★☆ | |
57 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Experience-based and description-based perceptions of long-term risk: why global warming does not scare us (yet) | Weber (2006) | Academic Article | This article concerns affective reactions in risk perceptions and decision-making. Insights from behavioral decision research spanning the last three decades highlight the crucial role of affect in shaping risk perceptions and decisions to take actions addressing perceived risks. Worry emerges as a key driver of decisions related to risk management, and lack of alarm often leads to a neglect of precautions. Personal experiences strongly influence how individuals assess risky options, and the rarity of noticeable and severe consequences of global warming in various regions contributes to a lack of concern. The abstract and statistically presented nature of global warming risks, coupled with time delays, fails to elicit strong visceral reactions. To address this, strategies to evoke such reactions, such as simulations depicting concrete future consequences, may be beneficial. While generating worry about global warming is essential, it may not be sufficient for encouraging the desired protective or mitigating behavior from the general public. | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-006-9060-3 | Risk-decision making, behavioral change | ★★★☆☆ | |
58 | SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY | Green identity, green living? The role of pro-environmental self-identity in determining consistency across diverse pro-environmental behaviours | Whitmarsh & O'Neill (2010) | Academic Article | This study explores the concept of "catalyst behavior" in the context of promoting environmentally-friendly lifestyles, focusing on the UK. The term refers to the idea that adopting a new pro-environmental behavior may lead to the adoption of other environmentally friendly behaviors. The study, based on a postal survey of 551 participants, examines the influence of pro-environmental self-identity on various behaviors, including carbon offsetting, waste reduction, water and energy conservation, and eco-shopping. The findings highlight the significance of self-identity in predicting environmentally significant behavior, with behavior-specific self-identity exerting a strong influence on intentions. However, the study notes that the relationship between different types of identity, such as behavior-specific and generic, is weak, and contextual factors play a crucial role in certain behaviors, such as travel. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.01.003 | Behavior change, Identity | ★★★★☆ | |
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60 | SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY | Social Movement Engagement over the Long Haul: Understanding Activist Retention | Bunnage (2014) | Academic Article | This reference explores long-term individual engagement in social movements through three identified axes: individual characteristics, including resources, biographical identity, commitment, and efficacy; identity characteristics, which encompass collective identity and embeddedness in a social network; and organizational structures, focusing on the characteristics and capacity of the social movement organization. The findings highlight the importance of interactive relationships between the organization and participants, as well as among participants themselves, for sustained engagement over time. Additionally, the study underscores the influence of activist identity and the interplay between commitment and efficacy, both tied to individual perceptions of the political work and its meaning. | https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12141 | Long-term, Activism, Engagement | ★★★★☆ | |
61 | SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY | People in transitions: Energy citizenship, prosumerism and social T movements in Europe | Campos & Marin-Gonzales (2020) | Academic Article | This article explores phenomenon of "prosumerism", which are communizing practices in the field of economics, politics and energy. The article investigates various aspects of these initiatives, including collective identities, socio-political opponents, knowledge-sharing activities, collective learning, and collective actions. The results suggest that prosumer initiatives are evolving into a transformative social movement that advocates for decentralized renewable energy production and consumption, emphasizing inclusivity, transparency, and participation. The article discusses the connections between prosumerism and related movements such as energy justice, energy democracy, climate change action, and anti-nuclear movements. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101718 | Collective Identity, Prosumerism | ★★☆☆☆ | |
62 | SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY | Emotions and Social Movements: Twenty Years of Theory and Research | Jaspers (2011) | Academic Article | Jaspers's starts the study by putting attention to the surge of this last decade in studies analyzing emotions to understand action and social movements. This article reviews this literature as well as categorizes different means of actions. One particularly interesting part is the development of what the author calls "Moral Battery" which highlights the importance of combinations and interactions of emotions in motivating action (an aspect that seems quite unexplored and does not come across any other resource in this library). One such category involves positive and negative emotions, creating tension or contrast that demands attention and spurs action. A generic moral battery combines hope for future change with present suffering, creating a compelling contrast that motivates protest and political action. | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228173908_Emotions_and_Social_Movements_Twenty_Years_of_Theory_and_Research | Moral battery, Social movements | ★★★★☆ | |
63 | SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY | Social Movement Theory and the Prospects for Climate Change Activism in the United States | McAdam (2017) | Academic Article | The passage discusses the limited grassroots activism related to climate change in the US and attempts to explain this by applying social movement theory. | https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-polisci-052615-025801 | Activism, US, Social movement | ★☆☆☆☆ | |
64 | SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY | Why social movements occur: theories of social movements | Sen & Avci (2016) | Academic Article | This overview delves into the results of social movement literature, presenting various explanatory axes for understanding social movements. One axis is deprivation theory, where a sense of lacking or deprivation, such as low salary, motivates people to build a movement. Resource mobilization theory posits that resources, not solely economic but also human, play a crucial role in movement building. Political process theory suggests that a receptive political landscape is essential for mobilizations, although cultural factors can sometimes outweigh political dynamics. Structural strain theory identifies six factors necessary for social movements to emerge and succeed, emphasizing the multifaceted nature of the conditions that contribute to the development of movements. | http://www.beykon.org/dergi/2016/SPRING/2016XI.I.10.A.Sen.pdf | Theory, Social movement, Barriers and facilitators | ★★★★☆ | |
65 | SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY | A Value-Belief-Norm Theory of Support for Social Movements: The Case of Environmentalism | Stern et al. (1999) | Academic Article | This theory, rooted in psychology and social movement theory, posits that intrinsic altruistic values play a crucial role in explaining the environmental movement. It asserts that individuals become involved in environmental activism primarily driven by their values, beliefs, and personal norms, distinguishing it from other types of movements where motivations may differ. The emphasis here is on the intrinsic, altruistic aspects that propel individuals to participate in environmental causes, reflecting a unique and values-driven dimension to environmental activism. | https://humanecologyreview.org/pastissues/her62/62sternetal.pdf | Value-based systems, Identity, Environmental activism | ★★★☆☆ | |
66 | SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY | The Transformative Power of Anger Under Authoritarian Repression | Dhabhai (2024) | Online Panel Discussion | - Explores why people in authoritarian regimes take bold political actions despite threat of repression. - Highlights the role of emotions, particularly anger, in motivating these political actions and overcoming perceived risk - Effectively challenges the assumption that high-risk activism requires strong organisational ties to groups and networks. - Ordinary individuals without history of organised activism can act effectively. Largely due to strong emotions, largely anger. - Acts of repression tend to fuel anger, reducing fear of risks and shifting focus from personal consequences to collective grievances. - Fear has a dampening effect on action. - Largely grounded in data from Russia. | https://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/news/transformative-power-anger-under-authoritarian-repression | Emotion Repression Anger | ★★★★☆ | |
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