Green nationalism. Climate action and environmentalism in left nationalist parties
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Green nationalism. Climate action and environmentalism in left nationalist parties. / Conversi, Daniele; Friis Hau, Mark.
In: Environmental Politics, Vol. 30, No. 7, 10.11.2021, p. 1089-1110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Green nationalism. Climate action and environmentalism in left nationalist parties
AU - Conversi, Daniele
AU - Friis Hau, Mark
PY - 2021/11/10
Y1 - 2021/11/10
N2 - Climate change is arguably the single most important political issue in the world today. As yet, however, there has been little research on the relationship between climate change and nationalism. In this contribution we investigate the possible existence of a 'green nationalism' among progressive and social democratic sub-state nationalist parties in minority nations. We identify an uncharted rhetorical and ideological continuity between how climate issues are perceived and championed among minority nations across time. This is a clear instance of 'frame bridging', where seemingly disparate policy elements are combined and reinforce one another. We show how sub-state political actors actively seek to use this link with climate-related environmental issues to bridge policy issues. We conclude by cautioning that it is unclear whether this sub-state 'green nationalism' might survive an ascent to statehood, in which state-building and other forms of realpolitik might trump and eclipse environmental concerns.
AB - Climate change is arguably the single most important political issue in the world today. As yet, however, there has been little research on the relationship between climate change and nationalism. In this contribution we investigate the possible existence of a 'green nationalism' among progressive and social democratic sub-state nationalist parties in minority nations. We identify an uncharted rhetorical and ideological continuity between how climate issues are perceived and championed among minority nations across time. This is a clear instance of 'frame bridging', where seemingly disparate policy elements are combined and reinforce one another. We show how sub-state political actors actively seek to use this link with climate-related environmental issues to bridge policy issues. We conclude by cautioning that it is unclear whether this sub-state 'green nationalism' might survive an ascent to statehood, in which state-building and other forms of realpolitik might trump and eclipse environmental concerns.
KW - Climate change
KW - frame analysis
KW - green nationalism
KW - regionalism
KW - ethnopolitics
KW - political parties
U2 - 10.1080/09644016.2021.1907096
DO - 10.1080/09644016.2021.1907096
M3 - Journal article
VL - 30
SP - 1089
EP - 1110
JO - Environmental Politics
JF - Environmental Politics
SN - 0964-4016
IS - 7
ER -
ID: 291022308