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Addressing the challenge of climate change: Findings from a literature review on public mistrust

Publikation: Konferencebidrag › Konferenceabstrakt til konference › Forskning › peer review

Climate change is widely considered humanity’s greatest concern. While it is recognized that trust should not be placed indiscriminately, there is widespread concern in academic circles about decreasing public trust in scientific expertise. Our aim with this paper is to characterize research findings relating to public mistrust of climate science. To address our research aim, we applied the methodology of the systematic meta-narrative literature review to investigate the narratives and findings across disciplinary fields. Covidence software supported our initial reviewing of the 352 articles identified in databases. 54 academic articles met our inclusion criteria, spanning multiple disciplines within the social sciences and humanities. The findings of the articles relating to mistrust included: 1) Identifying psychological mechanisms behind mistrust of climate science, 2) understanding sociocultural factors motivating mistrust of climate science, 3) improving science education, 4) improving communication between climate scientists and the public, and 5) facilitating greater public participation. The findings demonstrate the explanatory and normative thrust of broad academic engagement with the future collective concern of climate change, a topic that is often explored within STS research.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Udgivelsesår2021
StatusUdgivet - 2021
BegivenhedNordic STS conference 2021 - Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Danmark
Varighed: 20 maj 2021 → 21 maj 2021
https://www.tilmeld.dk/nosts2021/conference

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KonferenceNordic STS conference 2021
LokationCopenhagen Business School
LandDanmark
ByCopenhagen
Periode20/05/2021 → 21/05/2021
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