Lecture series - "Listen to science!"
The "Technologies of Trust" of climate research and their social consequences
The lecture uses the example of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to discuss how it produces expertise and how it is connected to society. First, it explains how the IPCC uses "technologies of trust" to establish its expertise as scientifically certified and authoritative. This is accompanied by a linear model of the relationship between science and politics, which assumes that scientific consensus is of central importance for political action. The ability of IPCC expertise to connect in practice will be discussed in the lecture using the example of the new climate movements, which are known to refer to "the science" in their slogans. Using a narrative analysis, several movements were questioned about their understanding of "the science" and the role of scientific expertise in political processes based on various types of documents (websites, press releases, media coverage, year of investigation 2019). It turns out that the new climate movements initially position themselves as the mouthpiece of science and, in this amplification role, act as advocates for both the natural environment and climate science. The science to be listened to is indeed the science-dominated and model-driven synthesis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Overview of all events in the series "Hamburger Perspektiven zur Klimaforschung"
Speaker
Simone Rödder (Universität Hamburg)
Date
19.06.2025
Time
18:15–19:45 h
Place
- UHH main building
- Erwin-Panofsky lecture hall, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, ESA C, 20146 Hamburg