Quality of government and the relationship between environmental concern and pro-environmental behavior: a cross-national study
| Autor: | Joakim Kulin, Ingemar Johansson Sevä |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Sociology and Political Science
media_common.quotation_subject Ecology Environment quality of government (QoG) 010501 environmental sciences Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 01 natural sciences Ökologie und Umwelt 050602 political science & public administration Ökologie Quality (business) ddc:577 Sociologi (exklusive socialt arbete socialpsykologi och socialantropologi) environmental concern ISSP 2010 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Qualität Government environmental safety Ecology Public economics Umweltfreundlichkeit Umweltbewusstsein ISSP Weak relationship 05 social sciences government Sociology (excluding Social Work Social Psychology and Social Anthropology) Regierung environmental behavior 0506 political science environmental consciousness Umweltverhalten Pro-environmental behavior quality Environmental behavior Business Cross national |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Politics |
| ISSN: | 1743-8934 0964-4016 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09644016.2020.1809160 |
| Popis: | Previous research consistently finds a relatively weak relationship between environmental concern and pro-environmental behavior, as environmentally concerned individuals often fail to act pro-environmentally, both in the private and public spheres. While the strength of the concern - behavior relationship varies considerably across countries, existing research has yet to provide a complete account of these cross-national differences. In this study, we add to previous cross-national research on the concern - behavior relationship by focusing on the quality of government. Using multilevel analysis and data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP), we demonstrate that people who are environmentally concerned are more likely to act pro-environmentally (in the public sphere), in countries where government institutions are fair, effective and impartial. We also find that people are generally more likely to engage in pro-environmental behavior in both the private and public sphere in countries where the quality of government is high. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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