The Sociology of Climate Change

In recent years, environmental sociologists have increasingly turned their attention to the social interpretations, causes, impacts and solutions to climate change. For this session, we seek work that furthers our understanding of the sociological dimensions of this environmental issue. We welcome papers that focus on a range of climate change-related topics, including: public opinion and behaviour, policy-making and governance, media representations, social inequality, corporate responses, or social movements. We welcome papers that advance the sociology of climate change from a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives.

Session Organizer: Mark Stoddart, PhD, Memorial University of Newfoundland, mstoddart@mun.ca
Session Co-organizer: David B. Tindall, University of British Columbia,  tindall@mail.ubc.ca

This session has been divided into three sub-sessions.

The Sociology of Climate Change: Culture and Discourse
Chair: Howard Ramos, Dalhousie University
Discussant: Rima Wilkes, University of British Columbia
Session Code: Envr1-A

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The Sociology of Climate Change: Organizations and Institutions
Chair: Stephanie Sodero, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Discussant: George Hoberg, Forrest Resources Management – University of British Columbia
Session Code: Envr1-B

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The Sociology of Climate Change: Adaptation
Chair: Georgia Piggot, University of British Columbia
Discussant: Howard Harshaw, Forrest Resources Management – University of British Columbia
Session Code: Envr1-C

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