“There is New Technology Here that Can Perform Miracles”: The Discursive Psychology of Technological Optimism in Climate Change Policy Debates

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“There is New Technology Here that Can Perform Miracles”: The Discursive Psychology of Technological Optimism in Climate Change Policy Debates. / Nielsen, Søren Beck.

I: Journal of Language and Politics, Bind 22, Nr. 6, 2023, s. 826-845.

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Nielsen, SB 2023, '“There is New Technology Here that Can Perform Miracles”: The Discursive Psychology of Technological Optimism in Climate Change Policy Debates', Journal of Language and Politics, bind 22, nr. 6, s. 826-845. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.23035.nie

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Nielsen, S. B. (2023). “There is New Technology Here that Can Perform Miracles”: The Discursive Psychology of Technological Optimism in Climate Change Policy Debates. Journal of Language and Politics, 22(6), 826-845. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.23035.nie

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Nielsen SB. “There is New Technology Here that Can Perform Miracles”: The Discursive Psychology of Technological Optimism in Climate Change Policy Debates. Journal of Language and Politics. 2023;22(6):826-845. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.23035.nie

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Nielsen, Søren Beck. / “There is New Technology Here that Can Perform Miracles”: The Discursive Psychology of Technological Optimism in Climate Change Policy Debates. I: Journal of Language and Politics. 2023 ; Bind 22, Nr. 6. s. 826-845.

Bibtex

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