Climate Change Communication as Political Agenda and Voters Behavior
Climate Change Communication is taking the strategic position in the international and national politics around the globe.In the recent decade, different developing nations have started considering Climate Change Communication as an integral part of the political campaigns and social development.Specifically,the current document comprised of two sections.In the first section of the document, authors briefly compared the attributes related to Climate Change Communication in the top leading political parties manifesto for the general election 2018-Pakistan, in a qualitative manner.In the second part, the difference of opinion among voters of different political parties towards Climate Change examined.In a birds eye view,the perceived seriousness of Climate Change as a real challenge among voters mapped by the independent factors of Urbanization Industrialization Transportation and Waste management through the primary quantitative survey of 732 voters in the country (Pakistan).The finding highlight (1) youths understanding of socio-scientific issues, i.e., Climate Change is easy to communicate, (2) the smart use of media by political parties in framing and communication about Climate Change plays a significant role in Climate Change Communication (Public Understanding of Science).The current study concludes that Public Understanding of Science holds a critical role in developing regions future political dynamics.
Politics Climate Change Communication Media Youth Pakistan Socio-Scientific Issue
Muhammad Azfar Anwar Rongting Zhou Fahad Asmi Aqsa Sajjad
School of Public Affairs, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China Dept.of Science and Technology Communication and Policy, University of Science and Technology of Chi History of Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
国际会议
北京
英文
239-254
2018-01-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）