HARD-PATH VERSUS SOFT-PATH ADVOCATES: A STUDY OF ENERGY ACTIVISTS

HARD-PATH VERSUS SOFT-PATH ADVOCATES: A STUDY OF ENERGY ACTIVISTS

The members of four energy organizations in Washington were studied in an effort to determine the degree to which energy activists coalesce into hard- and soft-path advocates. Attitudinal results from questionnaires support the pairing of the four sets into different path camps. Data on social chara...

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Veröffentlicht in:Policy Stud. J.; (United States) 1984-12, Vol.13 (2), p.413-428
Hauptverfasser: Dunlap, Riley E., Olsen, Marvin E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy, Legislation, & Regulation
ATTITUDES
DEMOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CRISIS
ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SUPPLIES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
INTEREST GROUPS
OIL
PETROLEUM
POLITICAL ASPECTS
Political participation
POLITICAL POLICY
PUBLIC OPINION
PUBLIC POLICY
QUALITY OF LIFE
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
UNITED STATES, 1945 TO PRESENT
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Zusammenfassung:The members of four energy organizations in Washington were studied in an effort to determine the degree to which energy activists coalesce into hard- and soft-path advocates. Attitudinal results from questionnaires support the pairing of the four sets into different path camps. Data on social characteristics suggest that adherents of these two camps are drawn from different segments of society. The achievement of consensus between hard-path and soft-path activists would appear to be even more difficult than is generally recognized. ( 20 references, 6 tables, )
ISSN:0190-292X
1541-0072
DOI:10.1111/j.1541-0072.1984.tb00352.x