Obstruction, Delay and Transnationalism: Examining the Online Climate Change Counter-Movement

The research examines the Climate Change Counter Movement Hyperlink Network to determine how climate delaying and obstruction discourse diffuses across national borders. The analysis identifies cohesive subgroups of think tanks and coal-related organisations, as well as an alignment between the counter-movement and the traditional Wise Use Movement.

• The climate change counter-movement operates through a hyperlink network involving both USA and non-USA actors, which facilitates the international diffusion of climate delaying and obstruction discourse.
• The network contains cohesive subgroups that demonstrate aligned interests among international think tanks, a specific function for blogs, and a small cluster of coal-related organisations that promote clean coal technologies.
• There is a observed alignment between organisations within the climate change counter-movement and those representing the traditional Wise Use Movement.

APA

McKie, R. (2021). Obstruction, Delay and Transnationalism: Examining the Online Climate Change Counter-Movement. Climate Social Science Network. https://cssn.org/obstruction-delay-and-transnationalism-examining-the-online-climate-change-counter-movement/

Chicago

McKie, Ruth. Obstruction, Delay and Transnationalism: Examining the Online Climate Change Counter-Movement. Climate Social Science Network, 2021. https://cssn.org/obstruction-delay-and-transnationalism-examining-the-online-climate-change-counter-movement/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mckie2021obstruction, author = {McKie, Ruth}, title = {{Obstruction, Delay and Transnationalism: Examining the Online Climate Change Counter-Movement}}, institution = {Climate Social Science Network}, year = {2021}, month = aug, url = {https://cssn.org/obstruction-delay-and-transnationalism-examining-the-online-climate-change-counter-movement/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }