1st Edition

Communicating Climate Change in Russia State and Propaganda

By Marianna Poberezhskaya Copyright 2016
188 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The attitude of Russia towards climate change is extremely important for the success of climate change control policies worldwide, as Russia, with its cold climate and vast resources of carbon fuels, is one of the world’s biggest polluters. Moreover, Russia frequently comes across as not being very interested in containing environmental pollution. This book explores how issues to do with climate... Read more

Introduction 1. Mass media and climate change: its role, challenges and trend 2. The Political Economy of Russian Mass Media: state and market 3. Russian Climate Change Policy: towards ‘climate pragmatism’ 4. Russian newspapers and climate change 5. Mediating climate change in Russia: passing through the barriers Conclusion

Biography

Dr Marianna Poberezhskaya is a Lecturer in International Relations at Nottingham Trent University, UK.