The social construction of global warming changing the terms of debate from Latin America

Authors

  • Maribel Guerrero Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Facultad de Ciencias Espaciales
  • José de Souza Silva EMBRAPA para las relaciones ciencia-tecnología-sociedad-innovación (CTSI). Investigador en Sociología de la Ciencia y la Tecnología.

Keywords:

Global warming, humanity, emergent, debate, terms

Abstract

This title is just a suggestion, what matters is its meaning. It means that global warming is what our world view or conception of reality allows us to perceive. In this case, humanity has access to the nature of global warming and its dynamics through the hegemonic official discourse on the subject and, therefore, through the world view of its protagonists. So start with "social construction" to mean the involvement of values, human interests and commitments in the debate on global warming. However, it is a strategic counterpoint to the title, suggesting that this situation is critically examined from a different perspective to emerge from Latin America, other than that prevailing in the global debate.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/rct.v0i11.1075

Revista Ciencia y Tecnología, No. 11, diciembre 2012 pp 70-77

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2013-05-10

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“The social construction of global warming changing the terms of debate from Latin America” (2013) Jornual of Science and Technology, (11), pp. 70–77. doi:10.5377/rct.v0i11.1075.

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Number 11, December 2012

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Diversity Theme

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“The social construction of global warming changing the terms of debate from Latin America” (2013) Jornual of Science and Technology, (11), pp. 70–77. doi:10.5377/rct.v0i11.1075.