The Conditions of Polarising and Depolarising Discussions about Climate Change
A new research project investigates the conditions of discursive polarization in discussions about climate change. Prof. Dr. Michael Brüggemann (UHH), Dr. Matthias Revers (UHH/UoL) and Dr. Lone Sorensen (UoL) are leading the project . The University of Hamburg and the University of Leeds are funding the project as part of strengthening strategic international partnerships.
Prof. Dr. Michael Brüggemann, Dr. Matthias Revers and Dr. Lone Sorensen want to find out together,
- To what extent can we detect ideologically, affectively and epistemically polarised discourse in public conversations about climate change?
- How does the epistemic dimension of polarisation manifest itself in citizens’ interaction on science-related issues such as climate change?
- Which strategies are most effective to mitigate ideologically, affectively and epistemically polarised discourses?
- This will be conducted in two different cultural domains, the UK and Germany: similar levels of climate denial can be found in both countries.
The duration of the project is 18 months.
- Duration: 2023 bis 2024
- Project lead: Prof. Dr. Michael Brüggemann, Dr. Matthias Revers
- Sponsor: Universität Hamburg und University of Leeds