Climate change and citizens' environmental engagement in a world of increasing nationalism

While climate change constitutes a serious threat to human societies, the international community has failed to implement binding international agreements that would substantially curb greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, many western democracies have recently experienced a rise in rightwing populism with a predominately nationalistic rhetoric. As nationalist and rightwing populist politicians often cast doubt on the reality of climate change and oppose climate policies, increasing nationalism and rightwing populism very likely add to the existing difficulties to mitigate climate change. This project investigates the influence of nationalism and rightwing populism on citizens’ environmental engagement.