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Climate change in sociology:
Still silent or resonating?
Jens Koehrsen
University of Basel, Switzerland
Sascha Dickel
University of Mainz, Germany
Thomas Pfister
Zeppelin University, Germany
Simone Rödder
University of Hamburg, Germany
Stefan Böschen
RWTH Aachen, Germany
Björn Wendt
University of Münster, Germany
Katharina Block
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
Anna Henkel
University of Passau, Germany
Abstract
Since Lever-Tracy’s call for stronger sociological engagement with climate change in
2008, the number of climate-related contributions to leading sociological journals has
increased. Yet, they still represent a small percentage of contributions overall. Reviewing
the 37 articles published in eight top-ranked sociology journals until 2018, the authors
Corresponding author:
Jens Koehrsen, Centre for Religion, Economy and Politics, University Basel, Nadelberg 10, Basel, 4051,
Switzerland.
Email: jens.koehrsen@unibas.ch
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