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Ecological Transition in Spain: Political Polarization Through Institutions and Media

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    Identificador:  imarina:9452956
    Autores:  Besalu, Reinald; Capdevila, Arantxa; Moragas-Fernandez, Carlota M
    Resumen:
    While most Spanish citizens recognize the urgency of climate change, opinions differ on the specific measures to mitigate it, which are grouped under the concept of ecological transition. The ecological transition policies put forward by states, parties, and political leaders have become a factor of political polarization, with the media-through their role as shapers of public discourse-playing a significant part. In this article, we examine the ecological transition from two perspectives. First, we explore the level of political polarization among Spanish society regarding how ecological transition is framed and how ecological transition measures are perceived. Second, we investigate how the media cover these measures and views to identify potential connections between their portrayal of the issue and the public's perceptions. A two-pronged methodological approach is applied: a survey to assess citizens' perceptions and a content analysis of four Spanish newspapers with diverse editorial leanings to evaluate the media treatment of the topic. Results show that left-wing respondents agree more with the idea that ecological transition is the solution to climate change, whereas right-wing respondents more frequently view it as a threat to current lifestyles and as a process imposed by governments. These results are also reflected in the press coverage of ecological transition. We conclude that the press emerges as an actor that reinforces the existing political polarization in society around ecological transition.
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    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/866
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Land. 14 (4): 866-
    DOI del artículo: 10.3390/land14040866
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2025
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2025-05-12
    Autor/es de la URV: Capdevila Gómez, Aranzazu Maria / Moragas Fernández, Carlota Maria
    Departamento: Estudis de Comunicació
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
    Autor según el artículo: Besalu, Reinald; Capdevila, Arantxa; Moragas-Fernandez, Carlota M
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Áreas temáticas: Biodiversidade, Ciências ambientais, Ecology, Environmental studies, Geociências, Geografía, Global and planetary change, Historia, Interdisciplinar, Nature and landscape conservation
    Direcció de correo del autor: arantxa.capdevila@urv.cat, carlotamaria.moragas@urv.cat
  • Palabras clave:

    Climate change
    Climate-change
    Communication
    Content analysis
    Coverage
    Ecological transition
    Ideology
    News media
    Opinion
    Polarization
    Public opinion
    Public perception
    Spai
    Spain
    Survey
    View
    Ecology
    Environmental Studies
    Global and Planetary Change
    Nature and Landscape Conservation
    Biodiversidade
    Ciências ambientais
    Geociências
    Geografía
    Historia
    Interdisciplinar
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