Edited by
Andrea Catellani, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
Grégoire Lits, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
ISBN : 9781786309105
Publication Date : October 2024
Hardcover 220 pp
165.00 USD
Co-publisher
Transitioning towards a more sustainable world is currently a central topic receiving a lot of attention. As a result, “transitions” are becoming key objects and the drivers of exchanges, communications and controversy in modern society.
This book examines the tensions and controversies surrounding the energy, ecological and social transitions currently underway, and it draws on tools developed in the humanities and social sciences, in particular the information and communication sciences. The various case studies gathered here, written by leading experts in environmental communication, examine a wide range of topics; they explore transitions in a number of different fields, from agriculture to territorial policies, and from online and media communication to mechanisms for citizen participation.
Transitions in Tension features a wealth of original observations and approaches, enabling readers to fully comprehend the range of controversies and issues facing our society.
1. Challenges to the Agroecological Transition: Can We Talk About “Agribashing” in France? François Allard-Huver.
2. A “Showcase Agriculture” Around Cities? Urban Food Policies, a Communication Tool for Farmers’ Organizations, Jeanne Pahun.
3. Local Conflicts Around Creative Development Projects, Bruno Lefèvre.
4. Mid-Mountains in Transition: From Tension to Relatedness, Amélie Coulbaut-Lazzarini.
5. The Mountains in Transition: Introducing Scientific Culture into Tourism Under the Influence of “All Skiing”, Mikaël Chambru, Cécilia Claeys and Quentin Daveau.
6. Offshore Wind Power on Facebook: “Reframing” Media Coverage of the Energy Transition, Catherine Quiroga Cortès.
7. “Y’a le feu au lac!”: Podcasts and Ecological Transitions, Erika Riberi and Pauline Amiel.
8. Analyzing an Ecological Controversy on YouTube: Obstacles and Methodological Issues, Bi Mathieu Tra, Jean-Claude Domenget and Orélie Desfriches-Doria.
9. Sustainability Transitions in Tension: Sustainability Transitions in the Discourse of Eco-Shaming, Kimberley Vandenhole.
10. Discursive Controversies Around Electric Vehicles in France: Between Ecological Transition and Doubt, Albin Wagener.
11. What Has Ecological Transition Become the Name for? Brigitte Sebbah and Natacha Souillard.
12. Labels as a Process of Institutionalization of Environmental Themes, Catherine Loneux and Céline Pascual Espuny.
13. Comparative Analysis of Ecologist Discourses Produced for the Web in France, Jules Dilé-Toustou.
14. Contrastive Analysis of Enunciation in Digital Citizen Participation, Antoine Gaboriau and Catherine Dominguès.
15. Political Mediations in the Case of Energy Transition: Deep Geothermal Energy as Perceived by Local Residents, Cyrille Bodin, Philippe Chavot, Anne Masseran, Yeny Serrano and Jean Zoungrana.
Andrea Catellani is Professor of Communication at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium. His research focuses on environmental communication, discourses on the living, ethics in communication, and the relationship between religion and communication in the digital world.
Grégoire Lits is Professor of Communication at the Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, and Director of the Observatory for Research on Media and Journalism. His research focuses on the social construction of various public and environmental issues.
