Critical Environmental Communication Framework
ORCID
Srividya Ramasubramanian: 0000-0003-2140-8008
Document Type
Article
Date
2025
Keywords
environmental communication, critical cultural communication, climate communication, critical media effects
Language
English
Disciplines
Communication | Communication Technology and New Media | Critical and Cultural Studies | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Environmental Studies | Forest Sciences | Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication | Health Communication | International and Intercultural Communication | Journalism Studies | Mass Communication | Science and Technology Studies | Social Justice | Social Media
Description/Abstract
This study develops a Critical Environmental Communication (CEC) framework to assess the landscape of Environmental Communication research and to what extent and in which ways critical and justice-oriented perspectives are included. The CEC framework consists of four interconnected themes: (a) Marginalized Ecocultural Identities, (b) Context and Scale, (c) Power and Agency, and (d) Justice, Equity, Diversity, Access, and Inclusion (JEDAI). Using this framework in a bibliometric analysis examining 1,297 Environmental Communication publications, we assess the occurrence of these themes in the scholarship. Our analysis found that Marginalized Ecocultural Identities, and Context and Scale were most frequently occurring, while Power and Agency, and JEDAI occurred less frequently. These findings suggest research directions to create a more inclusive research agenda for Environmental Communication scholarship.
Recommended Citation
Bhatti, S.J., Ramasubramanian, S., Feldpausch-Parker, A., Takahashi, B. & Kristiansen, S. (2025). Critical Environmental Communication Framework. Review of Communication. 26(2), 111–129. https://doi.org/10.1080/15358593.2025.2564675
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