Current Research on Climate Activism in Europe

Abstract

The explosion of youth climate protest in 2018 has sparked a renewed interest on the issue of climate-centred collective action. What has been happening in the last two years, with massive numbers of young people showing their concern and engagement with the issue of climate change in different venues, including the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the streets and squares of several countries around the world, has little precedent in the history of collective action. Such a significant and widespread movement, of international characteristics, with a specific generational characterisation and a clear focus on the issue of climate change, represents an exceptional and exciting case for scholars interested in collective action. A notable series of studies have been developing in recent times on the issue. This panel aims at discussing some early findings of several different research projects that are addressing climate change activism in different European countries, characterised by different approachers and providing both empirical analyses and theoretical insights.

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