Breaking Barriers to Climate Justice. (May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Foran, John; Widick, Richard
• Is Part Of: Contexts. Volume 12:Number 2(2013)
• Page Start: 34
• Page End: 39
• Publication Date: 2013-05
• Subjects: John Foran -- Richard Widick -- climate change -- climate justice movements -- UNFCCC -- COP17 Durban -- enivronmental sociology -- COP18 Doha -- social movements; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- United States -- Periodicals; United States -- Social conditions -- Periodicals; 301.05
• DOI: 10.1177/1536504213487696
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1536-5042

Abstract

Sociologists John Foran and Richard Widick explore the nature of the current global impasse on climate change negotiations, and argue that an emerging alliance among progressive nations and climate justice movements, and especially youth, offers grounds for cautious optimism.