Framing the mobility transition: public communication of industry, science, media, and politics in Germany

Energy, Sustainability and Society

Original Article

B. Verse¹  S. Haider¹  A. Hauslbauer¹  C. E. Drexler¹  J. Lopez¹ 

[1] Boysen-TU Dresden-Research Training Group, 01062, Dresden, Germany;

关键词: Multi-Level Perspective (MLP);    Framing;    Verkehrswende;    Mobilitätswende;    Transport;    Mobility;    Germany;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13705-022-00374-0

 received in 2021-09-10, accepted in 2022-11-08,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundApplying the Multi-Level Perspective (MLP) on socio-technical transitions, paired with the interdisciplinary framing approach, this paper investigates how incumbent actors of automobility in Germany framed the issue of a "transition of mobility and transport" ("Verkehrs/Mobilitätswende") in their public communication in 2020. We first identified representatives of industry, science, policy, and media, since the Verkehrs/Mobilitätswende and its implementation measures are contested among these actors. Employing qualitative content analysis, we then screened 325 public documents according to the elements of the framing approach problem definition, causal interpretation, moral evaluation, and treatment recommendation.ResultsFindings show that most of the actors frame a transformation of transport and mobility as a necessity. Their arguments encompass environmental and climate-related issues as well as infrastructural problems for bikes and public transport caused by the hegemony of automobility. The actors propose a variety of solutions, primarily focusing on technical innovations for cars or on the expansion of different infrastructures to achieve a modal shift towards sustainable mobility.ConclusionThis paper demonstrates that there is no common understanding of the problems and solutions to foster a mobility transition, as the diversity of problems and solutions proposed within the frame elements is high and complicates the prevailing implementation gap of the mobility transition. Therefore, MLP should be conceptually and methodologically bridged with the interdisciplinary framing approach, particularly with regard to the transition of mobility and transport.

【 授权许可】

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