Green Distractions? When Did Environmental Politics Become a Matter of Personal Responsibility?

• In Event: The Ideological Development and Impact of Interest Groups in U.S. Politics

Brief Overview

We develop a theory about the impact of the personal responsibility frame of environmental protection on the power of the environmental movement. We then trace the over-time development of this frame by analyzing Sierra Club magazines.

Authors

• David Adam Karpf, George Washington University

• Matthew J Lacombe, Barnard College, Columbia University