[Commlist] New book: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Climate Change - Perspectives from the Social Sciences and Humanities

New book

*An Interdisciplinary Approach to Climate Change - Perspectives from the 
Social Sciences and Humanities*

Edited By Andrea Catellani, Louise-Amélie Cougnon, Øyvind Gjerstad, and 
Armelle Nugier.
The website of the book (hardcover and ebook):
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Climate Change: Perspectives from the 
<https://www.routledge.com/An-Interdisciplinary-Approach-to-Climate-Change-Perspectives-from-the-Social-Sciences-and-Humanities/Catellani-Cougnon-Gjerstad-Nugier/p/book/9781041050087>

The book is a result of the final conference of the international 
project "Overcoming obstacles and disincentives to climate change 
mitigation" (2020-24, funded by JPI Climate 2O2cm – Overcoming Obstacles 
and Disincentives to Climate Change Mitigation: A cross-cutting approach 
by human and social sciences <https://change4climate.eu/>).
This book highlights the theoretical and practical contributions of the 
social sciences and humanities in understanding how humans perceive and 
respond to climate change, and the ways in which they can be combined to 
fight climate disruption and its effects. These interdisciplinary 
approaches draw upon fields such as communication sciences, linguistics, 
psychology, anthropology, educational sciences, management studies, and 
philosophy, to explore the nexus between climate change and human and 
social dynamics in individual, collective and political actions.
Communication science, discourse analysis and linguistics have a large 
place in this book.

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Description

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the ways in which research 
and perspectives from the social sciences and humanities can be combined 
for a more effective understanding of climate change and its impacts. 
Climate change affects all aspects of life, influencing personal 
lifestyle choices and political perceptions. Beyond legal and political 
measures, the engagement of individuals and local communities has become 
essential for necessary systemic change. Understanding the complex human 
and social dynamics is key to achieving real change, in favour of a 
resilient and low-carbon future.

This book highlights the theoretical and practical contributions of the 
social sciences and humanities in understanding how humans perceive and 
respond to climate change, and the ways in which they can be combined to 
fight climate disruption and its effects. These interdisciplinary 
approaches draw upon fields such as communication sciences, linguistics, 
psychology, anthropology, educational sciences, management studies, and 
philosophy, to explore the nexus between climate change and human and 
social dynamics in individual, collective, and political actions.

Drawing on a wide range of interesting case studies, the book highlights 
opportunities for collaboration between disciplines by combining 
methodological and theoretical components and synthesizing the research 
results. Ultimately, the book demonstrates that a more effective 
collaboration between the social sciences and humanities is required to 
fully understand the complexities of our relationship with climate 
change, and to pave the way to a real ecological transition. The book 
will be of use to scholars, students, researchers, and practitioners 
interested in communication studies, psychology, linguistics, sociology, 
philosophy, management, educational studies, transition studies, and 
connected fields.

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TOC

Introduction

Part 1: Climate change in discourse

1. Imagining action on climate change – a comparison of Belgian and 
Norwegian surveys

Øyvind Gjerstad, Andrea Catellani, Kjersti Fløttum

2. Climate change mitigation in the food, energy, and transport sectors 
in Belgium, France, and Norway: a comparative study of Instagram posts 
by environmental opinion leaders and opinion-leading organizations

Yuliya Samofalova

3. Keeping young people informed and engaged: A linguistic analysis of 
climate change coverage in children’s news

Wout Van Praet

4. Greenwashing: an obstacle to the adoption of attitudes and behaviours 
of climate change mitigation?

Elodie Vargas

Part 2: Raising awareness and acting with communication

5. Science and literature in alliance against the Anthropocene: Andri 
Snær Magnason's On Time and Water and Aurélien Barrau's L'Hypothèse K.

Alexandra Juster

6. Overcoming Information Overload in Climate Change Communication: 
Visual Storytelling through Infographics

Anna Spielvogel

7. Assessing the effectiveness of corporate communication on climate 
change. A corpus-based, multimodal investigation of discourse practices 
in CSRs

Gaetano Falco, Francesco Meledandri

8. The end of the "magic trash can": an info-communication approach to 
raising awareness of waste reduction

Mathis Navard

Part 3: Changing for climate: representations, behaviors and emotions

9. Participative videos concerning climate change: The interplay between 
media experience, perceived effectiveness knowledge, attitudes, and 
behavioral intentions changes

Louise-Amélie Cougnon, Jerry Jacques

10. Sport utility vehicles (SUVs): An obstacle to climate action?

Pudens Malibabo

11. The double-edged sword of (eco)anxiety: Antecedents and consequences 
on pro-environmental behaviors

Amy Hannuzet, Mikaël De Clercq, Morgane Senden, Michaël Parmentier

12. A Local Lens: Studying Climate Perceptions in Chastreix - Sancy 
National Nature Reserve

Michel Streith, Armelle Nugier

Part 4: Lessons learned from concrete actions

13. Rethinking Object Mutualization: Lessons on Behavioral vs Economic 
Barriers

Xavier Marichal

14. Building Wildfire resilient communities

Ana Margarida Silva

15. The Transformative Potential of Relational and Responsive Education

Roberto Franzini Tibaldeo

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