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Núria Almiron (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain) Jordi Xifra (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain)

Climate Change Denial and Public Relations

Strategic communication and interest groups in climate inaction

Núria Almiron (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain), Jordi Xifra (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain)

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English

Routledge
31 March 2021

Communication studies; Pressure groups & lobbying; Public relations; Global warming

Series: Routledge New Directions in PR & Communication Research

This is the first book on climate change denial and lobbying that combines the ideology of denial and the role of anthropocentrism in the study of interest groups and communication strategy.

Climate Change Denial and Public Relations: Strategic Communication and Interest Groups in Climate Inaction is a critical approach to climate change denial from a strategic communication perspective. The book aims to provide an in-depth analysis of how strategic communication by interest groups is contributing to climate change inaction. It does this from a multidisciplinary perspective that expands the usual approach of climate change denialism and introduces a critical reflection on the roots of the problem, including the ethics of the denialist ideology and the rhetoric and role of climate change advocacy. Topics addressed include the power of persuasive narratives and discourses constructed to support climate inaction by lobbies and think tanks, the dominant human supremacist view and the patriarchal roots of denialists and advocates of climate change alike, the knowledge coalitions of the climate think tank networks, the denial strategies related to climate change of the nuclear, oil, and agrifood lobbies, the role of public relations firms, the anthropocentric roots of public relations, taboo topics such as human overpopulation and meat-eating, and the technological myth.

This unique volume is recommended reading for students and scholars of communication and public relations.

Edited by: Núria Almiron (Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona Spain), Jordi Xifra (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9780367785871
ISBN 10: 0367785870
Series: Routledge New Directions in PR & Communication Research
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 31 March 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Núria Almiron is an Associate Professor at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona. She studies the ethics and political economy of communication, interest groups and strategic communication, critical animal studies and environment. Her work has appeared in journals such as Journalism Studies, Environmental Communication, and the European Journal of Communication. Jordi Xifra is a Professor at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona. He studies public relations from history, philosophy, and filmic perspectives. His work has appeared in journals such as Public Relations Review, Journal of Public Relations Research, and American Behavioral Scientist. He is founder of Public Relations Inquiry.

Reviews for Climate Change Denial and Public Relations: Strategic communication and interest groups in climate inaction

Within books on climate change and environmental communication, Climate Change Denial and Public Relations is distinct in its interrogation of industry and government communication tactics that undermine the socio-political actions needed to reverse this climate crisis. The authors take an enlightened and inclusive approach by including free-living animals among the vulnerable stakeholders who deserve consideration and reparation for human-caused global warming. -- Carrie P. Freeman, Assistant Professor of Communication, Georgia State University, USA Climate change denial has long been a barrier to effective carbon reduction policies, and the nature and sources of the 'denial machine' are receiving increasing attention. This important volume adds to our knowledge by exploring the ideologies and worldviews underlying denial, and particularly the agents responsible for formulating and communicating denial narratives. It is a strong addition to the literature. -- Riley E. Dunlap, Regents Professor and Dresser Professor Emeritus, Oklahoma State University, USA