<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper discusses the debate in Chinese online media on both climate change policy and the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15). Based on the results of a discourse analysis of Chinese language weblogs, the paper argues that at the time of COP15 there was a dominant single discourse coalition, while also identifying alternative discourse formations. The main reasons for this discursive structure seem to be the ways in which actors are participating in the political process, the sensitivity of the topic of climate change in the Chinese discussion, and the influence of foreign debates.</p></abstract>

This paper discusses the debate in Chinese online media on both climate change policy and the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15). Based on the results of a discourse analysis of Chinese language weblogs, the paper argues that at the time of COP15 there was a dominant single discourse coalition, while also identifying alternative discourse formations. The main reasons for this discursive structure seem to be the ways in which actors are participating in the political process, the sensitivity of the topic of climate change in the Chinese discussion, and the influence of foreign debates.

Climate Change Policy in Chinese Online Media Discourse: The Case of the Debate on the Copenhagen Climate Summit 2009

Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies

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This paper discusses the debate in Chinese online media on both climate change policy and the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen...

Climate Change Policy in Chinese Online Media Discourse: The Case of the Debate on the Copenhagen Climate Summit 2009

Published Online: Dec 05, 2018

Page range: 65 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjeas-2016-0003

Keywords
climate change policy, Copenhagen Climate Summit, policy-making in China, online discourse

© 2018 Thomas Immervoll, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Climate Change Policy in Chinese Online Media Discourse: The Case of the Debate on the Copenhagen Climate Summit 2009

Published Online: Dec 05, 2018

Page range: 65 - 88

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/vjeas-2016-0003

Keywordsclimate change policy, Copenhagen Climate Summit, policy-making in China, online discourse

© 2018 Thomas Immervoll, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
climate change policy, Copenhagen Climate Summit, policy-making in China, online discourse