Nicholas J. Burden's research while affiliated with University of Melbourne and other places
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Publications (4)
Throughout history, people have expressed the desire for an ideal society—a utopia. These imagined societies have motivated action for social change. Recent research has demonstrated this motivational effect among ordinary people in English-speaking countries, but we know little about the specific content of ordinary people’s utopian visions in dif...
One way in which individuals can participate in action to change the society they live in is through the pursuit of an ideal society or ‘utopia’; however, the content of that utopia is a likely determinant of its motivational impact. Here we examined two predominant prototypes of utopia derived from previous research and theory ‐ the Green and Sci‐...
One way in which individuals can participate in changing the society they live in is through the pursuit of an ideal society or ‘utopia’; however, the content of that utopia is a likely determinant of its motivational impact. Here we examined two predominant prototypes of utopia derived from previous research and theory - the Green and Sci-Fi utopi...
Images of ideal societies, utopias, are all around us; yet, little is known of how utopian visions affect ordinary people’s engagement with their societies. As goals for society, utopias may elicit processes of collective self-regulation, in which citizens are critical of, or take action to change, the societies they live in. In three studies, we i...
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... Broken relationships with nature are also reflected in a mounting spiritual crisis [5]the erosion of deeper meaning and shared purpose, mental anguish, fear, polarization, distrust, despair, and surging violence-leading to widespread social breakdown [6]. As community cohesion declines, people are less likely to engage in activities and practices that promote a sense of connection, purpose, and belonging [7][8][9][10][11]. With growing pessimism and cynicism, people are less likely to care about the environment and are less likely to engage in actions to protect it [11]. ...
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... Environmental citizenship in this stream solely includes behaviours, for example, 'writing letters to political officials, joining and contributing funds to movement organisations, and reading movement literature' (p. 82) or signing a petition to benefit the environment [31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. In contrast, Devine-Wright [7] described energy citizenship as a multifaceted construct, including many aspects, among them rights, responsibilities, awareness, positive feelings, and willingness to act. ...
