A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Climate Denial Revisited: (Re)contextualising Russian Public Discourse on Climate Change during Putin 2.0
Authors: Tynkkynen VP, Tynkkynen N
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication year: 2018
Journal: Europe-Asia Studies
Journal name in source: EUROPE-ASIA STUDIES
Journal acronym: EUROPE-ASIA STUD
Volume: 70
Issue: 7
First page : 1103
Last page: 1120
Number of pages: 18
ISSN: 0966-8136
eISSN: 1465-3427
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2018.1472218(external)
Abstract
In this article we examine Russia's recent public discourse on climate change, with a special focus on the arguments denying anthropogenic climate change. We scrutinise the ways in which denial arguments presented in the media are tied to the changing Russian political and economic context, especially the increasingly authoritarian turn in governance during President Vladimir Putin's third term in office (Putin 2.0). We conclude that the Russian discourse on climate change emphasises Russia's Great Power status, identifying its sovereignty and fossil energy as the basis of this status. This discourse refers to key categories, including Russia's national identity and the spatial-material characteristics of the Russian state.
In this article we examine Russia's recent public discourse on climate change, with a special focus on the arguments denying anthropogenic climate change. We scrutinise the ways in which denial arguments presented in the media are tied to the changing Russian political and economic context, especially the increasingly authoritarian turn in governance during President Vladimir Putin's third term in office (Putin 2.0). We conclude that the Russian discourse on climate change emphasises Russia's Great Power status, identifying its sovereignty and fossil energy as the basis of this status. This discourse refers to key categories, including Russia's national identity and the spatial-material characteristics of the Russian state.
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