CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Andreeva, Anastasiia |
|---|---|
| Title | Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Exploring the Effect of Distancing of Climate Change in Support for Green Policies with A Survey Experiment |
| Summary | How can exposure to different geographical scales of possible implications of climate change affect people’s support for environmental policies? This study seeks to answer this question by employing an experimental research design. The first survey experiment (N=2038) was conducted in the US, it included exposure to the textual frames, which mimicked the snippets of speech by members of Congress. As the initial survey failed to identify any significant treatment effect, a second survey (N=1241) with a modified questionnaire was conducted in the US as well. The treatment condition included an open-ended question, which asked the respondents to outline the environmental problems on three levels – global, national, and local. Findings reveal that viewing climate policy as the primary prerogative of local governments corresponds with stronger opposition to climate policies. |
| Supervisor | Simonovits Gabor |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/andreeva_anastasiia.pdf |
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