Do environmental preferences in wealthy nations persist in times of crisis? The European environmental attitudes (2008-2017)

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Do environmental preferences in wealthy nations persist in times of crisis? The European environmental attitudes (2008-2017). / Cotta, Benedetta; Vincenzo, Memoli.
In: Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, Vol. 50, No. 1, 01.03.2020, p. 1-16.

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title = "Do environmental preferences in wealthy nations persist in times of crisis?: The European environmental attitudes (2008-2017)",
abstract = "How do economic recessions affect European citizens{\textquoteright} attitudes towards environmental policies? In this article we investigate the attitudes of European citizens towards environmental protection considering its importance both at individual and country levels and adopting a longitudinal view. In light of the existing research on the link between pro-environmental attitudes and economic affluence of societies, including Ronald Inglehart{\textquoteright}s theory of post-materialism, we hypothesise that levels of economic well-being as well as trust in political institutions are important drivers of Europeans{\textquoteright} attitudes towards environmental protection. Taking into consideration some macroeconomic indicators and the environmental attitude of public opinion, our main results show that even in time of crises, citizens{\textquoteright} pro-environmental attitudes persist in terms of importance, both at country and individual levels.",
keywords = "European Union, environmental policy, public opinion, Sustainability Governance",
author = "Benedetta Cotta and Memoli Vincenzo",
note = "Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} 2019 Societ{\`a} Italiana di Scienza Politica.",
year = "2020",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1017/ipo.2019.3",
language = "English",
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pages = "1--16",
journal = "Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica",
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publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
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