Thread by @KA_Nicholas

"In my research I try to understand ideologies and different ways of seeing the world" especially re #climate denial and right-wing ideology says @KirstiJylhae visiting for @LUCSUS_LU seminar. Thread to follow

#climatechange denial is rare but still a problem, shows @KirstiJylhae

#Climate denial can consist of 3 elements: trend (not occurring), attribution (not caused by us), impact (no serious consequences), and all are problematic, says @KirstiJylhae

Climate denial is more common in certain political parties in Sweden: 35% Sweden Democrats, 8% in Social Democrats shows @KirstiJylhae #svpol

Many elements to #climatechange denial. @KirstiJylhae focuses on ideology. Much of which comes from ideological think tanks in USA.

4 elements of #climatechange denial, shows @KirstiJylhae:
1. political orientation (right/conservative)
2. right-wing authoritarianism (resist threats to social order)
3. system justification (justify status quo)
4. social dominance (some groups inferior, so accept hierarchy)

Climate denial fits in larger framework of ideology and prejudice shows @KirstiJylhae

Why is acceptance of inequality a driver of #climatechange denial? Risks perceived as far away in space & time, happening to "other" people (future generations, poor people in other countries) are less worrying and motivate less action hypothesizes @KirstiJylhae

Social dominance (social attitude) and nature dominance (separate measure) drive #climatechange denial shows @KirstiJylhae. Low empathy and high system justification drives social and nature dominance which drives denial.

Tracing #climatechange denial further back, @KirstiJylhae shows anxiety avoidance drives system justification and low openness drives social dominance

Make gender significant correlation with #climate denial in Brazil but not Sweden shows @KirstiJylhae

Helpful Lit review of correlates with right wing populism from @KirstiJylhae

How should we talk about #climatechange ? Review of literature on framing by @KirstiJylhae

Two successful ways to talk about #ClimateChange across the political spectrum: framing as waste or self-determination. What does NOT work is #climatejustice - engages liberals but alienates conservatives, shows @KirstiJylhae

Today @KirstiJylhae presented lots of useful research on #climate framing, ideology and communication. Ping @KHayhoe @drvox @DoctorVive (thread ☝🏼️)