A Critical Analysis of the Norwegian Climate Discourse in Light of Global Fast Policies : A discourse analysis of Norwegian climate policy (1995-2018…

2018

Master's thesis Global development and planning UT505 - University of Agder 2018 The climate change problem has been given increasing attention over the last few decades spurring a variety of policy approaches worldwide. The reports from the international panel on climate change (IPCC) have brought the tremendous consequences of climate change on societies to the attention of policy makers all over the world. This paper addresses the urgent task of increasing knowledge regarding climate policies as an integral part of development studies. It presents a study of Norwegian climate policy through discourse analysis and reflexive interpretation of these insights in light of critical research on…