So, five laps but only one and a half articles. What’s going on? Did I get distracted by squirrels? Nope, it’s just that both of these (especially the latter) are dense with ideas and terminology that I am not yet familiar enough with, but need to be. I rarely skim, but on these I did... Continue Reading →
#Awalkinthepark: Policy wonkery, discursive institutionalism, ideational power and climate denial
Gah. My bag got stolen yesterday, because I trusted the staff at the AgeUK shop in Withington to, you know, do their jobs. Sign above change room said don’t take bags in, so I gave my bag to the staff for ‘safe keeping’. And it was gone when I came out (along with the bike... Continue Reading →
#Awalkinthepark Climate denial, Iron and Rye and Stackelberg leaders
So, I read some stuff while NOT walking around the park (#radical). And then more while I did. Dunlap, R. and McCright A. 2011: A graphic “Key components of Climate Change Denial Machine” from Organized Climate-Change Denial. IN Dryzek, J, Norgaard, R. and Schlosberg, D. (eds) Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. New York:... Continue Reading →
#AWalkinthepark – energy, decarbonisation, money and failure
Another five laps, another four articles Lyster, R. and Bradbrook. 2006. Chapter 1: Overview of energyproduction adn use in Australia. In Energy Law and the Environment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 1-9. Warren, D., Christoff, P. and Green. D. 2016. Australia’s sustainable energy transition: The disjointed politics of decarbonisation. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transition, (in... Continue Reading →
#Awalkinthepark – Coal, climate, counter-movements
Almost every morning I lug a heavy (25kg/55lb-ish) backpack and my sorry ass around a local park. There are squirrels, dogs, dog-walkers (but no doggers) and also things to read. Yep, I read as I go. What I haven't been doing is systematically writing about what I read. No more! Today I begin this, and... Continue Reading →
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