Communication Design Quarterly May 2019

Earth discourses

Lin Dong

Abstract

Defining global warming as a rhetorical construct built by stakeholders, this study investigates how Chinese state and social media understand risk and responsibility regarding climate change. This multi-layer, multi-dimensional, statistical and qualitative textual analysis focuses on the ratification and implementation of the Paris Agreement and the U.S. withdrawal from it. Findings indicate that a new green public sphere led by grassroots experts and aided by lay people is burgeoning in China and changing the way people conceptualize environmental risks and engage in environmental protection. With theoretical and methodological innovations, this study contributes to the emerging field of transnational environmental communication.

Journal
Communication Design Quarterly
Published
2019-05-10
DOI
10.1145/3331558.3331566
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Topics
quantitative research social media public rhetoric

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