Inspiring climate change engagement: a case for stories
dc.contributor.advisor | Kaufmann, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sijnesael, Lara | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-07-05 | |
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 read a narrative set in the Global North, one group that read a narrative set in the Global South, and a control group that read 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 were 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/123456789/7408 | |
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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