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Author(s): | Valquaresma, A. Batel, S. Afonso, A. I. Guerra, R. Silva, L. |
Date: | 2024 |
Title: | The renewable energy transition and “the People”: Exploring the intersections of right-wing populism and the renewable energy transition in Portuguese media discourses |
Journal title: | Environmental Communication |
Volume: | 18 |
Number: | 7 |
Pages: | 847 - 861 |
Reference: | Valquaresma, A., Batel, S., Afonso, A. I., Guerra, R., & Silva, L. (2024). The renewable energy transition and “the People”: Exploring the intersections of right-wing populism and the renewable energy transition in Portuguese media discourses. Environmental Communication, 18(7), 847-861. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2024.2326423 |
ISSN: | 1752-4032 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.1080/17524032.2024.2326423 |
Keywords: | Renewable energy Right-wing populism Media analysis Socio-environmental justice Portugal |
Abstract: | Local contestation to the deployment of large-scale renewable energy infrastructures has been increasing. Right-wing populism has also been on the rise across the world. This article aims to explore the potential relations between these two socio-political issues, by analyzing Portuguese media discourses on the renewable energy transition and if and how those expose associations with right-wing populist rhetoric. 465 articles published by Portuguese newspapers were analyzed through Thematic Analysis, which revealed three main themes: Portugal at the forefront of the green transition; the dark side of the transition; and, less pervasively, energy justice as crucial for a green transition. These themes and how they are discursively organized resonate with far-right wing populist rhetoric, such as nationalist, anti-elitist and anti-establishment views. This might find echo in rural communities affected by the green energy transition feelings of marginalization. |
Peerreviewed: | yes |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | CIS-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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