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Beyond the CCCM – The Conditions Facilitating the Swedish Climate Change Reactionary Movement

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Title: Beyond the CCCM – The Conditions Facilitating the Swedish Climate Change Reactionary Movement
Authors: Vowles, Kjell, Ekberg, Kristoffer
Contributors: Lund University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences, Department of Human Geography, Lunds universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar, Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi, Originator, Lund University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences, Department of Human Geography, Human Ecology, Lunds universitet, Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten, Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar, Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi, Humanekologi, Originator
Source: Environmental Communication. :1-15
Subject Terms: Social Sciences, Other Social Sciences, Environmental Studies in Social Sciences, Samhällsvetenskap, Annan samhällsvetenskap, Miljövetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap
Description: Research on climate change obstruction has often focused on what has been called the Climate Change Countermovement, the CCCM. While the term originated from the social movements literature – acknowledging the movement-countermovement dynamics – it has in climate obstructionist research often been described as a relatively fixed entity connected to the vested interests of the fossil fuel industry and conservative think tanks. While this research has provided great insights regarding funding and strategies of professional actors, it is important to see how climate obstruction is not only about vested interests. By using the Swedish climate change reactionary movement as an example, we show how the work on countermovements by Suzanne Staggenborg and David S. Meyer, can highlight the importance of political allies, issue framing, and shifting media ecosystems for countermovement activity. In Sweden, this has resulted in climate obstruction gaining traction when the far right has led a broader backlash against progressive politics.
Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2025.2560392
Database: SwePub
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Abstract:Research on climate change obstruction has often focused on what has been called the Climate Change Countermovement, the CCCM. While the term originated from the social movements literature – acknowledging the movement-countermovement dynamics – it has in climate obstructionist research often been described as a relatively fixed entity connected to the vested interests of the fossil fuel industry and conservative think tanks. While this research has provided great insights regarding funding and strategies of professional actors, it is important to see how climate obstruction is not only about vested interests. By using the Swedish climate change reactionary movement as an example, we show how the work on countermovements by Suzanne Staggenborg and David S. Meyer, can highlight the importance of political allies, issue framing, and shifting media ecosystems for countermovement activity. In Sweden, this has resulted in climate obstruction gaining traction when the far right has led a broader backlash against progressive politics.
ISSN:17524040
DOI:10.1080/17524032.2025.2560392