Universität zu Köln

Arlt, Dorothee, Hoppe, Imke, Schmitt, Josephine B., De Silva-Schmidt, Fenja ORCID: 0000-0003-1555-3014 and Brueggemann, Michael (2018). Climate Engagement in a Digital Age: Exploring the Drivers of Participation in Climate Discourse Online in the Context of COP21. Environ. Commun., 12 (1). S. 84 - 99. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1752-4040

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Abstract

Various scholars underscore the importance of public engagement with climate change to successfully respond to the challenges of global warming. However, although online media provide various new opportunities to actively engage in climate discourse so far very little is known about the drivers of this form of engagement. Against this background, this study tested a theoretical model on the effects of media and interpersonal communication on participation in climate discourse online using data from a representative online survey of German citizens (n=1392) carried out while COP21. Overall, the results show that receiving information on climate change from social media (social networks, Twitter, blogs), active information seeking online and interpersonal conversations about COP21 strongly encourage participation in climate discourse online. Moreover, results provide relevant insights on the role of interest in climate politics, personal issue relevance and climate scepticism as preconditions of communication effects.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Arlt, Dorothee UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hoppe, Imke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schmitt, Josephine B. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED De Silva-Schmidt, Fenja UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1555-3014 UNSPECIFIED Brueggemann, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-204346
DOI:	10.1080/17524032.2017.1394892
Journal or Publication Title:	Environ. Commun.
Volume:	12
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 84 - 99
Date:	2018
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1752-4040
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language INTERNET USE; MEDIA; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY; METAANALYSIS; PERCEPTIONS; NEWSPAPERS; INSIGHTS; FRAMES; FIT Multiple languages Communication; Environmental Studies Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/20434