Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Communication
First Advisor
Priya Kapoor
Date of Publication
Fall 10-4-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Communication
Department
Communication
Language
English
Subjects
Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Oregon -- Portland -- Case studies, Environmental justice -- Social aspects -- Oregon -- Portland -- Case studies, Cosmopolitanism -- Social aspects -- Oregon -- Portland -- Case studies
DOI
10.15760/etd.1434
Physical Description
1 online resource (ii, 190 pages)
Abstract
Climate change has emerged as one of the most significant issues facing the world. This research endeavored to uncover and describe the lived experience of Portland, Oregon residents in relation to the substantive issue of climate change. The specific purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of the ways that Portland residents conceive of and communicate about climate change. Utilizing semi-structured phenomenological interviews, particular attention was paid to the culture of Portland residents, their lived experience and how the issue of climate change manifests itself in their everyday experiences. In addition, this particular phenomenological inquiry incorporated elements of auto ethnography by positioning the researcher`s experiences, imagination and intellect at the center of the research endeavor. Multiple themes emerged from the in-depth, descriptive interviews that helped to reveal the structure or essence of the participant`s experience(s). A single meta-theme was identified and informed by contemporary theories such as Cosmopolitanism and the Environmental Justice Paradigm.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/10088
Recommended Citation
Flinn, Stephen Wayne, "Disjointed Cosmopolitanism: Climate Change and Lived Experience in Portland, Oregon" (2013). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 1435.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.1434