Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and Beyond
The role and signifi cance of young activists in the process of international norm creation, diffusion, internalisation, and implementation have not received much attention in academic research. Yet, as a case study of Greta Thunberg campaigning on climate change has proven, children and teenagers c...
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| description | The role and signifi cance of young activists in the process of international norm creation, diffusion, internalisation, and implementation have not received much attention in academic research. Yet, as a case study of Greta Thunberg campaigning on climate change has proven, children and teenagers can become significant norm entrepreneurs. Using the theoretical underpinnings of social constructivism, this article identifies and analyses Thunberg’s actions to exhort pressure on states, members of governments and international organisations to further develop and implement norms that would help save the planet from the imminent
climate crisis. Our research uses an exploratory and inductive approach in which qualitative research methods (a case study of Greta Thunberg) and discourse analysis are applied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50d65f2a878847dc950c0d585e555aac2022-12-21T20:33:23ZengCenter for Europe, Warsaw UniversityStudia Europejskie1428-149X2021-07-0125211715210.33067/SE.2.2021.6Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and BeyondDorota Heidrich0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-4448Justyna Nakonieczna-Bartosiewicz1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6783-1955University of WarsawUniversity of WarsawThe role and signifi cance of young activists in the process of international norm creation, diffusion, internalisation, and implementation have not received much attention in academic research. Yet, as a case study of Greta Thunberg campaigning on climate change has proven, children and teenagers can become significant norm entrepreneurs. Using the theoretical underpinnings of social constructivism, this article identifies and analyses Thunberg’s actions to exhort pressure on states, members of governments and international organisations to further develop and implement norms that would help save the planet from the imminent climate crisis. Our research uses an exploratory and inductive approach in which qualitative research methods (a case study of Greta Thunberg) and discourse analysis are applied.https://www.ce.uw.edu.pl/pliki/pw/2-2021-Heidrich.pdf: international normsclimate regimeyoung activistsgreta thunbergschool strike for climate |
| spellingShingle | Dorota Heidrich Justyna Nakonieczna-Bartosiewicz Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and Beyond Studia Europejskie : international norms climate regime young activists greta thunberg school strike for climate |
| title | Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and Beyond |
| title_full | Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and Beyond |
| title_fullStr | Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and Beyond |
| title_full_unstemmed | Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and Beyond |
| title_short | Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and Beyond |
| title_sort | young activists as international norm entrepreneurs a case study of greta thunberg s campaigning on climate change in europe and beyond |
| topic | : international norms climate regime young activists greta thunberg school strike for climate |
| url | https://www.ce.uw.edu.pl/pliki/pw/2-2021-Heidrich.pdf |
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