The political effects of emergency frames in sustainability
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2021-10
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Patterson, James J.
Wyborn, Carina
Westman, Linda
Brisbois, Marie Claire
Milkoreit, Manjana
Jayaram, Dhanasree
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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.
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Climate change, decision making, politics, sustainability, Taverne, Geography, Planning and Development, Food Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Urban Studies, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 13 - Climate Action
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Patterson, J, Wyborn, C, Westman, L, Brisbois, M C, Milkoreit, M & Jayaram, D 2021, 'The political effects of emergency frames in sustainability', Nature Sustainability, vol. 4, pp. 841-850. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-021-00749-9