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The social media life of climate change

platforms, publics, and future imaginaries

The social media life of climate change

platforms, publics, and future imaginaries

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Social media is a transformative digital technology, collapsing the “six degrees of separation” which have previously characterized many social networks, and breaking down many of the barriers to individuals communicating with each other. Some commentators suggest that this is having profound effects across society, that social media have opened up new channels for public debates and have revolutionized the communication of prominent public issues such as climate change. In this article we provide the first systematic and critical review of the literature on social media and climate change. We highlight three key findings from the literature: a substantial bias toward Twitter studies, the prevalent approaches to researching climate change on social media (publics, themes, and professional communication), and important empirical findings (the use of mainstream information sources, discussions of “settled science,” polarization, and responses to temperature anomalies). Following this, we identify gaps in the existing literature that should be addressed by future research: namely, researchers should consider qualitative studies, visual communication and alternative social media platforms to Twitter. We conclude by arguing for further research that goes beyond a focus on science communication to a deeper examination of how publics imagine climate change and its future role in social life.

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OrganisatieHogeschool van Amsterdam
Gepubliceerd inWIREs Climate Change John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 10, Uitgave: 2
Datum2018-12-27
TypeAndersoortig materiaal
DOI10.1002/wcc.569
TaalEngels

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