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Public opinion in policy contexts: A comparative analysis of domestic energy policies and individual policy preferences in Europe
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Abstract Recent research and real-world processes suggest that effective climate change mitigation policies are not feasible without at least a certain degree of public support. Hence, we investigate the link between existing domestic energy policies and individual policy instrument preferences in 21 Europea... view more
Recent research and real-world processes suggest that effective climate change mitigation policies are not feasible without at least a certain degree of public support. Hence, we investigate the link between existing domestic energy policies and individual policy instrument preferences in 21 European countries. We assume a policy feedback perspective and, thus, start from the idea that the current domestic energy context influences what future policies are possible and preferred by citizens. High political trust and strong climate change attitudes are expected to strengthen this relationship. Our results do not lend support to a general link between existing policies and future policy preferences. However, we find evidence of a positive policy feedback in individuals with strong climate change attitudes and/or high levels of political trust, which, depending on each country’s current energy policy, either hinders or facilitates the energy transition.... view less
Keywords
environmental policy; energy policy; public opinion; political attitude; EU; EFTA
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Free Keywords
policy preferences; European Social Survey (ESS) Round 8 (2016), data file edition 2.1 (doi:10.21338/NSD-ESS8-2016)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 78-94
Journal
International Political Science Review, 42 (2021) 1
Issue topic
The Politics of Climate Change
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512120913047
ISSN
1460-373X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications