Dear colleagues, We would like to share a new paper: “The political effects of emergency frames in sustainability”.
Patterson, J., Wyborn, C., Westman, L., Brisbois, M.C., Milkoreit, M., Jayaram, D. (2021) The political effects of emergency frames in sustainability. Nature Sustainability. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00749-9 [Open Access] The paper reviews the multifaceted political consequences of treating sustainability issues as emergencies. We were intrigued because, on the one hand, the sense of climate urgency is only becoming more and more palpable. But, on the other hand, many social science scholars are very cautious about the implications of emergencies. We wanted to try to interrogate and synthesise this complex picture as a stepping stone for constructive debates moving forward. Abstract: Emergency frames are mobilized in contemporary sustainability debates, both in response to specific events and strategically. The strategic deployment of emergency frames by proponents of sustainability action aims to stimulate collective action on issues for which it is lacking. But this is contentious due to a range of possible effects. We critically review interdisciplinary social science literature to examine the political effects of emergency frames in sustainability and develop a typology of five key dimensions of variation. This pinpoints practical areas for evaluating the utility of emergency frames and builds a shared vocabulary for analysis and decision-making. We welcome further discussion or feedback anytime. With kind regards, James, Carina, Linda, Marie Claire, Manjana, Dhanasree Dr. James Patterson | Assistant Professor of Institutional Dynamics in Sustainability | Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development | Faculty of Geosciences - Utrecht University | Vening Meineszgebouw A, Princetonlaan 8A 3585CB Utrecht, The Netherlands | room 7.18 | T. +31 30 253 1509 | [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | https://www.uu.nl/staff/JJPatterson/Profile | https://backlashproject.eu -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/9D8795E2-1131-4097-BFD7-B091C9934549%40uu.nl.
