The lack of broad public support prevents the implementation of effective climate policies.
This article aims to examine why citizens support or reject climate policies. For this purpose …

Public perceptions of climate change are known to differ between nations and to have
fluctuated over time. Numerous plausible characterizations of these variations, and …

Abstract In 1997, Robert Axelrod wondered in a highly influential paper" If people tend to
become more alike in their beliefs, attitudes, and behavior when they interact, why do not all …

A review of research findings and polling data about Americans' attitudes on climate change
reveals a lack of meaningful long-term change in mass opinion. Instead, the structure of …

Seeming public apathy over climate change is often attributed to a deficit in comprehension.
The public knows too little science, it is claimed, to understand the evidence or avoid being …

Climate change is a global phenomenon, and its outcomes affect societies around the world.
So far, however, studies on media representations of climate change have mostly …

There has been deepening concern about political polarization in public attitudes toward the
scientific community. The “intrinsic thesis” attributes this polarization to psychological …

Over the last three decades, climate change has become publicly defined as an important
social problem deserving action. A substantial body of social science research examines the …

We examine political polarization over climate change within the American public by
analyzing data from 10 nationally representative Gallup Polls between 2001 and 2010. We …

We examine whether conservative white males are more likely than are other adults in the
US general public to endorse climate change denial. We draw theoretical and analytical …