Religion in Right-Wing Ecological Discourse. A Critical Content Analysis of a Far Right Periodical

While the climate crisis was denied for many years in right-wing movements, shifts in discourse have become apparent recently. Right-wing populists and extremists are developing their own narratives, such as population growth in the Global South. Religious references also become relevant in these ri...

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Main Author: Gärtner, Claudia 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Journal of empirical theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 141-156
Further subjects:B Climate Change
B religious narratives
B far right movement
B Ecology
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Summary:While the climate crisis was denied for many years in right-wing movements, shifts in discourse have become apparent recently. Right-wing populists and extremists are developing their own narratives, such as population growth in the Global South. Religious references also become relevant in these right-wing narratives but empirical studies on religion in right-wing environmental discourse have been rare for the German-speaking region so far. The paper examines religious motifs and arguments in the new-right periodical Die Kehre representing the line of thought of the new-right discourse on ecology. 15 issues of the journal are analysed with the help of the structuring qualitative content analysis. The analysis aims to develop a first descriptive assessment of the significance of religion in the right-wing ecological discourse. Therefore, this paper is also critical to the thesis that religion contributes substantially to global climate justice.
ISSN:1570-9256
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of empirical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15709256-20240013