Inspiring climate change engagement. A case for stories

dc.contributor.advisor	Dankelman, I.
dc.contributor.author	Schoonwater, Simone
dc.date.issued	2018-06-28
dc.description.abstract	This thesis focuses on the use of stories as a means of increasing climate change engagement, and what role place attachment plays in this aspect. Three groups are compared: one group that reads a narrative set in the Global North, one group that reads a narrative set in the Global South, and a control group that reads a factual overview. Through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, the level of engagement of the participants (with special attention to engagement barriers) and the effects of the narratives are established. The findings are complex and surprising: the Global South narrative seems overall more effective than the Global North narrative. The stories had a positive effect on engagement to some degree; however, they did not succeed in breaching all of the engagement barriers the participants experienced. Place attachment appears to play a role, with a global sense of place being a positive factor in climate change engagement.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/7398
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.thesis.faculty	Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen	en_US
dc.thesis.specialisation	Bachelor Geografie, Planologie en Milieu	en_US
dc.thesis.studyprogramme	Bachelor Geografie, Planologie en Milieu	en_US
dc.thesis.type	Bachelor	en_US
dc.title	Inspiring climate change engagement. A case for stories	en_US

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