The role of Swedish forests in climate change mitigation - A frame analysis of conflicting interests
2022 (English)In: Forest Policy and Economics, ISSN 1389-9341, E-ISSN 1872-7050, Vol. 144, article id 102842Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Forests are assumed to play a significant role in relation to climate change mitigation. However, previous studies show that actor groups’ perspectives vary regarding how to best utilize forests. This paper focuses on exploring frames in recent Swedish forest- and climate politics and to what extent they may form the basis for conflict resolution or contribute to perpetuate conflicts among actors. The analysis of recent forest- and climate policies, and actor groups’ positioning on the issues, builds upon the pathways to sustainability approach in combination with frame analysis. The results showed that ideas based on âEcological Modernisationâ dominated within the forest-climate nexus, but also a clear presence of alternative frames promoting âSustainable Developmentâ. As a result, conflicting frames were identified within the policies on how to reach policy targets - stressing both the importance of consensus and neutral dialogue with actors, while concurrently prioritizing an economic perspective.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2022. Vol. 144, article id 102842
Keywords [en]
Climate change, Swedish forestry, Sustainable development, Frame analysis, Conflicting interests, Actor representation
National Category
Economics Forest Science
Research subject
Economics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-93448DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102842ISI: 000867632300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85139041638OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-93448DiVA, id: diva2:1701320
Note
Validerad;2022;Nivå 2;2022-10-05 (sofila);
Funder: Swiss National Science Foundation (project Sustainable Economy: resource-friendly, future-oriented, innovative (NRP 73)
2022-10-052022-10-052024-03-23Bibliographically approved