Narratives and Governance in Environmental Policy

Abstract

Narratives, discourses and imaginaries play a fundamental role in the direction that is given to climate and environmental policy. More broadly, the way meaning is constructed, channeled and shared by different types of actors help to better understand ongoing socio-ecological transformations and envisage new policy directions. In this panel, papers take a closer look at different types of environmental narratives which are currently shaping the global environmental policy landscape. Drawing on different discursive-analytical and narrative policy frameworks, and combining both empirical and theoretical insights, papers discuss situated narratives which underpin local political events and contexts (e.g. narratives surrounding soil pollution in China), but also display interdisciplinary and critical approaches by integrating feminist discourse research and sustainability-related gender studies.

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Incorporating Gender Perspectives into Discourse Analytical Approaches in Environmental Policy: A Critical Review and Methodological Investigation	View Paper Details
Climate change – ‘the measure of all things.’ The missing map of climate narratives.	View Paper Details
An Imagined Green Future World Order with Chinese Characteristics: Implications for Global Climate Cooperation	View Paper Details
How do our relations with environmental spaces shape the way we govern ecosystems?	View Paper Details
Soil pollution in China: Policymaking and narratives	View Paper Details