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- Eriksson, Elina, 1979-, et al.
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Exceptionalism and Evasion : How Scholars Reason About Air Travel
- 2022
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Ingår i: Academic Flying and the Means of Communication. - Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9789811649103 ; , s. 159-183
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Understanding how scholars reason about their own flying habits is important when dealing with the problems of large emissions from academic air travel. This study is based on a travel habits survey with scholars at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. KTH has relatively high emissions from air travel, but at the same time, it has a high profile in matters of sustainability and a lot of research related to this theme. One can therefore assume a high degree of knowledge about the climate crisis and the climate impact of various actions. It is also plausible that KTH scholars meet special expectations to be role models and that practices in conflict with their teaching can have consequences for the public confidence in the university. In this study, we look at how scholars reason about how emissions from their flying could be reduced. Their responses display a spectrum of varying attitudes, from climate scepticism to a commitment to radical transformation, with the majority in between, either suggesting different types of concrete changes or invoking arguments to justify the status quo. The proposed interventions, several of which are ingenious and wise, can guide university managements to strategies that have support from employees. The more reluctant arguments point to cultural and discursive habits that must be understood and met in an empathetic way.
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- Sörlin, Sverker, et al.
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"Det är fosterländskt att värna klimatet"
- 2022
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Ingår i: Dagens nyheter. - Stockholm : AB Dagens nyheter. - 1101-2447. ; 25 September
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- Wormbs, Nina, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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Flygskam / Flight shame : Shame and climate change with a focus on Sweden
- 2023
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Annan publikation (populärvet., debatt m.m.)abstract
- Although the word ‘flygskam’ or flight shame existed in Swedish previously, it was in the spring of 2018 that some Swedish journalists began writing about feelings of shame associated with flying due to its climate impact. This interest grew rapidly into a national debate spurred on by the ongoing discussion on climate change and mitigation. There were those who disliked framing flying as a moral issue. However, it seems that for those people that actually stopped flying for climate reasons, ethical considerations were crucial.
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- Wormbs, Nina, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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Flygskam/Flightshame
- 2023
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Ingår i: The New Nordic Lexicon. - Aarhus : Nordics info.
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- Wormbs, Nina, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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Knowledge, Fear, and Conscience : Reasons to Stop Flying Because of Climate Change
- 2021
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Ingår i: Urban Planning. - : Cogitatio. - 2183-7635. ; 6:2, s. 314-324
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Much research on the societal consequences of climate change has focused on inaction, seeking to explain why societies and individuals do not change according to experts' recommendations. In this qualitative study, we instead consider people who have changed their behaviour for the sake of the climate: They have stopped travelling by air. We first asked them to elaborate their rationales for the behaviour change. Then, using topos theory to find thought structures, we analysed their 673 open-text answers. Several themes emerged, which together can be regarded as a process of change. Increased knowledge, primarily narrated as a process by which latent knowledge was transformed into insight, through experience or emotional distress, was important. Contrary to certain claims in the literature, fear stimulated change of behaviour for many in this group. Climate change was framed as a moral issue, requiring acts of conscience. Children were invoked as educators and moral guides. Role models and a supportive social context played an important part. Alternatives to flying were brought forward as a motive to refrain from flying. Only a few mentioned shame as momentous. Instead, stopping travelling by air invoked a feeling of agency and responsibility, and could also result in a positive sensation.
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- Wormbs, Nina, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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The challenge of abstaining in a culture of action points
- 2024
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Ingår i: npj Climate Action. - : Springer Nature. - 2731-9814. ; 3:1
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Behavioural change is necessary in order to reach a sustainable society. Sometimes this will translate into doing less and it is likely that we need to stop some things entirely. We lay out the multiple challenges of making the act of abstaining count. The issue is partly philosophical - we ask ourselves how to intellectually and semantically frame abstaining; partly practical – how can we count abstaining? It concerns a broader understanding of modernity and interrogates the ideas of progress and growth, technological change, and innovation. Abstaining will also be a moving target as expectations and demands shift over time.
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- Wormbs, Nina, Professor, 1968-, et al.
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Thinking structures of climate delay : internal deliberations among Swedes with sustainable ambitions
- 2024
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Ingår i: Environment, Development and Sustainability. - : Springer. - 1387-585X .- 1573-2975. ; 26, s. 23683-23700
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- It is important to understand how individuals in affluent societies reason around their own actions in relation to climate change. However, much of the research has focused on sceptics and those who have little interest in change. Studying those who want to contribute to a transition and why they fail is also of interest. This study is qualitative and deals with the internal reasoning of a self-selected sample of Swedes with sustainable values who argue in relation to a failed intention. Ca 400 responses were analysed. We used topos theory to identify thinking structures that guide the arguments used to deal with the cognitive dissonance that acting against knowledge and intention results in. The most common ways to argue were to imagine a climate account with possible deposits and withdrawals, or a budget which you strive to keep. Also common was to compare with something or someone that was "worse". Redirecting responsibility was also an argument, albeit complicating the issue of responsibility. The limits of reality were used as an excuse for action, whereas articulating the goal conflicts of a less emitting life made choices visible. Finally, the human condition of not always meeting your own standards was mentioned. These arguments only partly overlap common discourses of delay in the public sphere.
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