‘They don’t quite understand the importance of what we’re doing today’: the young people’s climate strikes as subaltern activism

Abstract Background Youth-led movements like #FridaysforFuture and the school strikes for climate (henceforth referred to as the climate strikes) are leading calls for action on climate change worldwide. This paper reports on a thematic analysis of protest signs, and interviews with young climate st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benjamin Bowman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Sustainable Earth Reviews
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42055-020-00038-x