Vasna Ramasar
Universitetslektor
Fuel for revolt – moral arguments as delegitimation practices in Swedish fuel protests
Författare
Summary, in English
This article examines the role of moral arguments in the delegitimation of transition policies. Previous research has highlighted attitudes and arguments that explain resistance against transition policies, including perceptions of unfairness; inefficiency and effectiveness; lack of trust; and ideology. This article provides further understanding of resistance to climate policies by zooming in on how social movements implicitly and explicitly use moral arguments to delegitimise low-carbon transition policies. Through a qualitative interview study with members of a Swedish social media movement against low-carbon transport policies, we analyse central arguments against policies; how moral considerations figure in them; and how these strengthen argumentative delegitimation practices against transition policies in the transport sector. We show how moral arguments serve to legitimise protests both by instilling an urgency in the cause and generalising the demands to delegitimise mainstream transition policies, and suggest that recognition of this may contribute to both better analysis and policies.
Avdelning/ar
- Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi
- Trafik och väg
- Mänskliga rättigheter
- LUCSUS
Publiceringsår
2024-03-24
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Environmental Politics
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Taylor & Francis
Ämne
- Human Geography
- Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)
Status
Epub
Projekt
- Navigating Justice Claims: Between Riots, Strikes and Business as Usual
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0964-4016