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Shifting Coalitions within the Youth Climate Movement in the US
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Abstract How has the youth climate movement in the US grown since the Climate Strikes began and in what ways did it change as it grew? This article takes advantage of a unique dataset that includes surveys from activists who organized the nationally coordinated climate strikes in the US that began with Frida... mehr
How has the youth climate movement in the US grown since the Climate Strikes began and in what ways did it change as it grew? This article takes advantage of a unique dataset that includes surveys from activists who organized the nationally coordinated climate strikes in the US that began with Fridays for Future in spring 2019. Building on the research on alliance building and strategic coalitions, this article analyzes how the patterns of participation changed over the period of the study. We employ social network analysis to map the affiliation networks among the organizers of these events to assess the coalitions of groups involved and the shifting organizational landscape. Our analysis does not provide evidence that groups spanned the boundaries across movements, nor does it show that identity plays a role in coalition building in this movement. Instead, by mapping out the coalition of organizations within this movement and how connections among them change over time, we see clear evidence that this youth-led movement was reoriented by adult-led organizations. Our article concludes by considering how these findings suggest the future trajectory of the youth climate movement and its role in a 'new climate politics' in America.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
USA; Klimawandel; Klimaschutz; Protestbewegung; Streik; soziales Netzwerk; Jugendlicher; soziale Bewegung
Klassifikation
Ökologie und Umwelt
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
activism; climate change; climate movement; climate strike; coalitions; social network analysis
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 112-123
Zeitschriftentitel
Politics and Governance, 9 (2021) 2
Heftthema
Is There a New Climate Politics? Emergency, Engagement and Justice
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)