"White and educated?": Toward a (More) Diverse Climate Movement

Birte Siem; Iniobong Essien

"White and educated?": Toward a (More) Diverse Climate Movement

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"White and educated?": Toward a (More) Diverse Climate Movement. / Siem, Birte ; Essien, Iniobong.
In: In-Mind magazine (engl.), No. 57, 2025.

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abstract = "Incidents like the one involving Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate, who was cropped out of a group photo with other climate activists, are emblematic of the assumption that climate protection is primarily a concern of White people. In this article, we explore potential (social) psychological explanations for the lack of (perceived) diversity in climate activism, as well as approaches to increase diversity.",

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Pressured to be proud? Investigating the link between perceived norms and intergroup attitudes in members of disadvantaged minority groups

Degner, J., Flöther, J. C. & Essien, I., 04.2025, In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 64, 2, 22 p., e12874.

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