The dual economy, climate change, and the polarization of American politics

IF 3.2 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Socio-Economic Review Pub Date : 2023-10-03 DOI:10.1093/ser/mwad052

Thomas Oatley

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Abstract

This article explores two questions. What generates the political division over climate change policy in the United States? How is the division over climate change policy related to the broader polarization of contemporary American politics? I argue that the geographies of America’s dual economy—the knowledge economy and the carbon economy—and exposure to the climate crisis intersect to generate a new axis of conflict, which I call the carbon–climate cleavage. This cleavage produces political division over climate change and provides materialist elements that accompany the sociocultural factors that shape contemporary polarization. I demonstrate the existence of the cleavage and its impact using data on economic geography, political attitudes on climate change policy, and support for Trump in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. The empirical analysis indicates that carbon economy communities oppose climate change policy and support Trump, while knowledge economy residents support climate change policy and oppose Trump.

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双重经济，气候变化，以及美国政治的两极分化

本文探讨了两个问题。是什么导致了美国在气候变化政策上的政治分歧?气候变化政策上的分歧与当代美国政治更广泛的两极分化有何关系?我认为，美国的双重经济——知识经济和碳经济——的地理位置与气候危机的暴露交织在一起，产生了一个新的冲突轴，我称之为碳-气候分裂。这种分裂产生了对气候变化的政治分歧，并提供了伴随塑造当代两极分化的社会文化因素的物质主义因素。我利用经济地理、对气候变化政策的政治态度以及特朗普在2016年和2020年总统选举中的支持率等数据，证明了这种分裂的存在及其影响。实证分析表明，碳经济社区反对气候变化政策，支持特朗普;知识经济社区支持气候变化政策，反对特朗普。

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6.80

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10.80%

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