The Politics of Environmental Concern
The Politics of Environmental Concern
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环境问题的政治
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
5.3
通讯作者：
R. Nawrotzki
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作者：
R. Nawrotzki
美国此前的研究发现，自由派普遍比保守派更关心环境。本研究探讨了保守派反对环境保护是否只是美国独有的现象还是一种普遍现象，以及这种关联是否取决于国家层面的特征，例如发展、环境条件和共产主义历史。本文采用国际社会调查计划模块“环境 II”中 19 个国家的数据，利用跨层次交互的多层次建模，探讨了个人保守主义与环境关注之间关系的国家间差异。这些模型揭示了许多有趣的关联。最重要的是，保守派对环境保护的支持因国家而异。这种差异是国家层面特征的函数。保守派对环境保护的最强烈反对出现在环境条件优越的发达资本主义国家。另一方面，在欠发达国家和环境质量较差的国家，保守派比自由派更关心环境。
Prior research in the United States has found that liberals are generally more environmentally concerned than conservatives. The present study explores whether conservatives’ opposition to environmental protection is solely a U.S. or a universal phenomenon and whether this association is contingent on country-level characteristics, such as development, environmental conditions, and communist history. Employing data for 19 countries from the International Social Survey Program module “Environment II,” this article explores inter-country variations in the relationship between individual conservatism and environmental concern using multilevel modeling with cross-level interactions. The models reveal a number of intriguing associations. Most important, conservatives’ support for environmental protection varies by country. This variation is a function of country-level characteristics. The strongest opposition of conservatives’ toward environmental protection was observed in developed, capitalist nations, with superior environmental conditions. On the other hand, in less developed countries, and countries characterized by poor environmental quality, conservatives are more environmentally concerned than liberals.