Public division about climate change rooted in conflicting socio-political identities

Bliuc, Ana‐Maria; McGarty, Craig; Thomas, Emma F.; Lala, Girish; Berndsen, Mariëtte; Misajon, RoseAnne

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“…These findings give cause for hope at a critical time, contrasting with the pessimistic implications of research suggesting people's motivation to act on climate change are limited by ideology [1][2][3] , or relies on widespread personal experience of climate change 28,29 (when it may be too late to mitigate). Communicating about co-benefits of addressing climate change can provide another way to engage and motivate the public to act, and to support government action, that do not depend on being convinced or concerned about climate change.…”

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“…Communicating climate change more clearly is failing to convert skeptics into believers 10 , and climate change is slipping down the list of public priorities in many countries 5,6 . This is strongly related to political ideology [1][2][3][4] , giving cause for pessimism -if addressing climate change requires a substantial number of people to shift their basic political ideologies, the prospect for success is bleak.…”

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“…between religious groups), and workplace conflict (Tajfel 1982;Hogg and Abrams 1988;Haslam 2000). There has been some use of the social identity approach in ENRM, though this has not been extensive Stoll-Kleemann and Welp 2006;Bryan 2008;Dono et al 2010;Lute and Gore 2014;Unsworth and Fielding 2014;Mason et al 2014;Bliuc et al 2015;Mason et al 2015;Fielding and Hornsey 2016).…”

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“…In research on attitudes toward ENRM issues, the social identity approach has provided insights into socio-political divides about perceptions on climate change action, and suggested potential social identity-based strategies for addressing the divide (Unsworth and Fielding 2014;Bliuc et al 2015). Both studies argue that the divide on climate change action is best viewed as an intergroup conflict due to the politicised nature of the climate debate.…”

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“…Both studies argue that the divide on climate change action is best viewed as an intergroup conflict due to the politicised nature of the climate debate. Based on this understanding, messaging around climate change can be framed in terms which aim to ameliorate the identity-based divide (Bliuc et al 2015). For example, ingroup messaging can be used to frame climate change action as a positive in-group norm for those groups antagonistic to climate change (Unsworth and Fielding 2014).…”

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The social identity approach to understanding stakeholder conflict in environmental and natural resources management

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Conflict between stakeholders about environmental and natural resources management (ENRM) issues is a significant challenge for achieving sustainable outcomes for people and the environment.Although conflict can be a constructive and important part of deliberative processes, ENRM routinely experiences dysfunctional conflict, where people involved focus on their perceived incompatibilities rather than finding solutions for the problem. This form of dysfunctional conflict leads to decision-making stagnation and exacerbation of issues which require timely management.The self-perpetuating nature of conflict means that relationships between people and groups become strained, and the potential for cooperation and compromise is undermined. In ENRM, conflict is addressed, often implicitly, through the practice of stakeholder engagement. Although advancements have been made on stakeholder engagement processes through both research and practice, conflict continues to manifest in ENRM issues.This thesis investigates ENRM conflict through analysing the contribution of ENRM stakeholder engagement practice to the prevalence of dysfunctional conflict. In order to understand the hidden complexities and drivers of conflict, the social identity approach has been applied as a theoretical lens. The social identity approach is a theoretical perspective from social psychology which explains how people become members of groups, and how groups interact. As such it is well suited to a study of ENRM conflict, where the heart of the conflict is how groups of people -stakeholders -interact with each other.First, the thesis outlines the theoretical basis for the interest in ENRM conflict, and makes a case for both why stakeholder engagement processes are a critical aspect of conflict which are worthy of investigation, and why the social identity approach is a useful theoretical lens. Following this, a theory building approach to integration of the literature across disciplines is used to present a way of understanding the human dimension of ENRM conflict, and the argument is made for the use of the social identity approach. As a result, a clear distinction is made between 'stakeholders' and 'the citizenry', where stakeholders are formalised groups with a defined interest, and the citizenry is everyone else. An integrative conceptual model for ENRM conflict is created, and is analysed with the application of the social identity approach.Next, the thesis examines the processes taken by ENRM practitioners to identify stakeholders, thereby filling a recognised gap in the literature. This is undertaken with the use of semi-structured interviews with experienced ENRM practitioners, analysed qualitatively. As a result, a typology of approaches to identification of stakeholders is presented, and the previously proposed distinction iii between stakeholders and the citizenry is shown to be reflective of how practitioners categorise people in the context of ENRM issues.The thesis then investigates a case study of a large-scale wind energy d...

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Public division about climate change rooted in conflicting socio-political identities

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Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the world

Co-benefits of addressing climate change can motivate action around the world

The social identity approach to understanding stakeholder conflict in environmental and natural resources management

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