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Bec Colvin
@bec_colvin
Researching identity, social conflict, climate, energy & environment; senior lecturer at @CrawfordREAD. My papers via Google Scholar: https://t.co/cFY71Rd5Qv
Feb 13, 2022 • 19 tweets • 3 min read
My partner and I have spent *many hours* watching the anti-mandate convoy participants’ live-streamed videos since they arrived in Canberra (and set up ~1km from where we live)… a couple of reflections through a social identity lens. This is a disparate group with some organised (and self-proclaimed dangerous) elements. @tom_tanuki introduces the sovereign citizens and the significance of the red flag that is so ubiquitous at the camp and protests.
Jan 12, 2022 • 50 tweets • 11 min read
⭐️ New paper 📜 on community priorities in an energy contested region.

The Upper Hunter region of NSW is a major coal producing region. What do locals want prioritised in future policy & planning?

Here's a threaded summary of our paper in Energy Policy. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… The Upper Hunter is an energy contested region. It hosts conflicts within the region, particularly between mining and rural land uses, but is also considered a key site for localised impacts of the global 'energy transition'.
Mar 13, 2020 • 30 tweets • 9 min read
‼️ New paper ‼️

So, I did some analysis on the social identity dynamics wrapped up in 2019’s “Stop Adani Convoy” & it has just come out in Energy Research & Social Science.

You can read the piece here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1airj7tZ6Zqx…

And for a walk through the study please read on ⬇️ This study examined social-political conflict (& the place of social identity) surrounding Australia’s energy transition, using the Convoy as a focal point for analysis. I wanted to know how significant are social identity divides & what does this mean for the transition?
Feb 12, 2020 • 21 tweets • 14 min read
A bunch of folks have asked for my slides from #ANUClimateUpdate20 - so here's a walk through highlights from 2019/20 climate comms research with links to sources: Public opinion in Aus is getting closer to matching scientific consensus, but there are differences in age (thx @LowyInstitute): lowyinstitute.org/publications/l…
Jan 27, 2020 • 27 tweets • 7 min read
‼️ New paper! 📄 We used an experimental survey to explore how describing land use change in terms of social conflict (or not) affects public opinion. Big sample, lots of stats, some useful findings. Here’s a summary of 2 key findings. (And paper is here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ee…) Environmental change & decision-making unfolds in a ‘culture of conflict’; groups vie to dominate discourses, influence others & secure their preferred policy outcome. This is particularly the case in the media, where journalistic norms emphasise conflict to generate interest.
Jul 25, 2019 • 25 tweets • 10 min read
What can we learn from the polarised path of climate change discourse as we start to think about pulling greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere?

Here’s a threaded summary of our new paper in Environmental Communication tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… 1/n @LukaKemp @neetberg @willozap @ProfMarkHowden @SharonFrielOz @DownieChristian @claredecastella @ANU_Climate @ANUCrawfordClim Emissions reductions alone are unlikely to secure a safe climate. Therefore we probably need to complement ambitious emissions reductions with negative emissions – removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.