Kjell Vowles
@kvowles.bsky.social
Post-doctoral researcher - climate, nationalism, obstruction
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”Ola Söderholm gör både forskningen och samhällsdebatten en otjänst.”
Klimatforskningen ryms inte i Söderholms förenklade konflikt
Ola Söderholm gör både forskningen och samhällsdebatten en otjänst.
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February 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
”Ola Söderholm gör både forskningen och samhällsdebatten en otjänst.”
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Open (fully funded) PhD position in Human Geography.
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1-2 Doctoral studentships in human geography
Job assignments: The doctoral candidate program amounts to 240 credits (equivalent to four years of full-time study). It formally ends with the doctoral candidate publicly defending his/her printed do
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February 4, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Open (fully funded) PhD position in Human Geography.
Please share!
@cssn.org #envpol #politicalecology
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Please share!
@cssn.org #envpol #politicalecology
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I am thankful for my WG within @cssn.org where I presented some early thoughts regarding this research that's now been published in @environmentalpol.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
I am thankful for my WG within @cssn.org where I presented some early thoughts regarding this research that's now been published in @environmentalpol.bsky.social
But this is a society that must be ignorant about its immorality, and conveniently forget about the systems of exploitation, environmental degradation, gender inequality, racism, and global inequal exchange which upholds it. (4/4)
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 AM
But this is a society that must be ignorant about its immorality, and conveniently forget about the systems of exploitation, environmental degradation, gender inequality, racism, and global inequal exchange which upholds it. (4/4)
I here argue that anti-reflexivity is broader than just opposition to environmentalism. Far-right nostalgia is often focused on the 50s and 60s and idolises a society closely resembling what Ulrich Bech described as first modernity. (3/4)
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I here argue that anti-reflexivity is broader than just opposition to environmentalism. Far-right nostalgia is often focused on the 50s and 60s and idolises a society closely resembling what Ulrich Bech described as first modernity. (3/4)
In the article I argue that far-right climate obstruction can be understood as anti-reflexive acts of refusal to reclaim the ignorance of nation-industrial modernity. Revisiting early work on climate denialism and anti-reflexivity (by e.g., Riley Dunlap, Aaron McCright, and Peter Jacques) (2/4)
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 AM
In the article I argue that far-right climate obstruction can be understood as anti-reflexive acts of refusal to reclaim the ignorance of nation-industrial modernity. Revisiting early work on climate denialism and anti-reflexivity (by e.g., Riley Dunlap, Aaron McCright, and Peter Jacques) (2/4)
Very pleased to see this article finally out: Far-right fossil fuel ignorance: the nostalgia of national-industrial modernity (1/4) doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Far-right fossil fuel ignorance: the nostalgia of national-industrial modernity
Far-right climate change obstruction has been widely noticed in the scholarly literature, and both material and ideational factors have been recognised as playing a part in climate policy backlash....
doi.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Very pleased to see this article finally out: Far-right fossil fuel ignorance: the nostalgia of national-industrial modernity (1/4) doi.org/10.1080/0964...
Och 90 procent sannolikhet handlar inte om hur troligt det är att nuvarande klimatpolitik fortsätter, utan om hur troligt det är att temperaturökningen inte går över 3,3 grader (vilket fortfarande är en katastrofal nivå) givet att inga länder försämrar sin klimatpolitik fram till 2100.
January 28, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Och 90 procent sannolikhet handlar inte om hur troligt det är att nuvarande klimatpolitik fortsätter, utan om hur troligt det är att temperaturökningen inte går över 3,3 grader (vilket fortfarande är en katastrofal nivå) givet att inga länder försämrar sin klimatpolitik fram till 2100.
Det stämmer att USA är med i rapporten, men poängen är att det inte finns något som säkerställer att åtgärder som gäller nu kommer fortsätta fram till 2100. Det är ett antagande om att inget försämras vad gäller klimatpolicies, och som USA visar kan saker förändras mycket snabbt.
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Det stämmer att USA är med i rapporten, men poängen är att det inte finns något som säkerställer att åtgärder som gäller nu kommer fortsätta fram till 2100. Det är ett antagande om att inget försämras vad gäller klimatpolicies, och som USA visar kan saker förändras mycket snabbt.
Osäkerheterna är också kopplade till osäkra uppskattningar om vilken effekt policies och ndc:s får
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Osäkerheterna är också kopplade till osäkra uppskattningar om vilken effekt policies och ndc:s får
Och som många andra sagt, konsekvenserna vid tre grader är också katastrofala.
January 26, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Och som många andra sagt, konsekvenserna vid tre grader är också katastrofala.
Dessutom finns det stora osäkerheter i de här beräkningarna, kopplat till de osäkerheter som finns kring klimatsensitivitet. Även om nuvarande politik upprätthålls finns det en risk att vi går mot fyra grader. wedocs.unep.org/rest/api/cor...
January 26, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Dessutom finns det stora osäkerheter i de här beräkningarna, kopplat till de osäkerheter som finns kring klimatsensitivitet. Även om nuvarande politik upprätthålls finns det en risk att vi går mot fyra grader. wedocs.unep.org/rest/api/cor...
Även "current policies" är ett slags löfte, eftersom det bygger på att nuvarande policies upprätthålls tills 2035 och sedan ligger på en liknande nivå. Som vi har sett inte minst i Sverige och USA kan klimatpolitik rullas tillbaka ganska snabbt vid val.
January 26, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Även "current policies" är ett slags löfte, eftersom det bygger på att nuvarande policies upprätthålls tills 2035 och sedan ligger på en liknande nivå. Som vi har sett inte minst i Sverige och USA kan klimatpolitik rullas tillbaka ganska snabbt vid val.
Spännande, den ser jag fram emot att läsa!
January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Spännande, den ser jag fram emot att läsa!
Oerhört bra av @fridahylander.bsky.social om Ola Söderholms förvillande argumentation!
Skrev en text om Söderholms klimatförvillande argumentation i senaste Stormens Utveckling. Lite sur förvisso, men tycker det var befogat att reagera. Har man en stor plattform och många som lyssnar på en behöver man ta ansvar för vad man sprider.
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Oerhört bra av @fridahylander.bsky.social om Ola Söderholms förvillande argumentation!
Very pleased to be part of this special issue!
The Special Issue on Backlash, Borders, and Bunkers: Antidemocratic Politics and Climate Change Communication that I edited is now available. A huge thanks to @phaedra.bsky.social for the opportunity to edit this project and to all of the contributing authors! www.tandfonline.com/toc/renc20/2...
www.tandfonline.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Very pleased to be part of this special issue!
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The Special Issue on Backlash, Borders, and Bunkers: Antidemocratic Politics and Climate Change Communication that I edited is now available. A huge thanks to @phaedra.bsky.social for the opportunity to edit this project and to all of the contributing authors! www.tandfonline.com/toc/renc20/2...
www.tandfonline.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The Special Issue on Backlash, Borders, and Bunkers: Antidemocratic Politics and Climate Change Communication that I edited is now available. A huge thanks to @phaedra.bsky.social for the opportunity to edit this project and to all of the contributing authors! www.tandfonline.com/toc/renc20/2...
Understanding the bridge between literal climate change denial and cultures of ignorance. Remember to submit your abstracts to our workshop (n 22), at the #NESS2026 conference in Uppsala. Deadline 8th of December. www.uu.se/en/departmen...
Workshops
- Uppsala University
www.uu.se
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Understanding the bridge between literal climate change denial and cultures of ignorance. Remember to submit your abstracts to our workshop (n 22), at the #NESS2026 conference in Uppsala. Deadline 8th of December. www.uu.se/en/departmen...
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See also @drilledmedia.bsky.social's episode featuring chapter authors @geoffdembicki.bsky.social, @kertdavies.bsky.social, and @krekberg.bsky.social drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
S14, Ep5 | How the Fossil Fuel Industry Sabotages Climate Action
Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.
drilled.media
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
See also @drilledmedia.bsky.social's episode featuring chapter authors @geoffdembicki.bsky.social, @kertdavies.bsky.social, and @krekberg.bsky.social drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
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Holy wow, +3.5 ppm CO₂ last year, up from +2.4 ppm average the past decade, and +0.6 ppm in the 1960s.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Holy wow, +3.5 ppm CO₂ last year, up from +2.4 ppm average the past decade, and +0.6 ppm in the 1960s.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
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BIG launch this week--the book is available, free, online at our @cssn.org website:
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October 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
BIG launch this week--the book is available, free, online at our @cssn.org website:
cssn.org/news-researc...
cssn.org/news-researc...
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What's beyond vested interests? Can we use the concept of countermovemement in more ways to understand climate obstruction? @kvowles.bsky.social and I think with a common but perhaps underused concept to understand reactionary climate politics in Sweden. @cssn.org
Beyond the CCCM – The Conditions Facilitating the Swedish Climate Change Reactionary Movement
Research on climate change obstruction has often focused on what has been called the Climate Change Countermovement, the CCCM. While the term originated from the social movements literature – ackno...
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
What's beyond vested interests? Can we use the concept of countermovemement in more ways to understand climate obstruction? @kvowles.bsky.social and I think with a common but perhaps underused concept to understand reactionary climate politics in Sweden. @cssn.org
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Israel has announced it's building a concentration camp in Gaza.
Imagine seeing this news and deciding you should aim your fire at the few politicians speaking out, rather than condemning the crime.
On Israel and Nazi comparisons 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/on-israel-...
Imagine seeing this news and deciding you should aim your fire at the few politicians speaking out, rather than condemning the crime.
On Israel and Nazi comparisons 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/on-israel-...
On Israel and comparisons with the Nazis
After Israel announces it's building a concentration camp, condemning the few politicians speaking out is morally twisted
www.owenjones.news
July 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Israel has announced it's building a concentration camp in Gaza.
Imagine seeing this news and deciding you should aim your fire at the few politicians speaking out, rather than condemning the crime.
On Israel and Nazi comparisons 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/on-israel-...
Imagine seeing this news and deciding you should aim your fire at the few politicians speaking out, rather than condemning the crime.
On Israel and Nazi comparisons 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/on-israel-...
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DETTA PÅGÅR
”Nästan var tredje invånare i Gazaremsan går dagar i sträck utan att äta, uppger FN:s livsmedelsprogram, WFP.
Svenske WFP-toppen Carl Skau beskriver en situation som är värre än någonsin förr.”
www.sydsvenskan.se/2025-07-11/s...
”Nästan var tredje invånare i Gazaremsan går dagar i sträck utan att äta, uppger FN:s livsmedelsprogram, WFP.
Svenske WFP-toppen Carl Skau beskriver en situation som är värre än någonsin förr.”
www.sydsvenskan.se/2025-07-11/s...
Svenske diplomaten: Svälten sprider sig i Gaza
Nästan var tredje invånare går dagar i sträck utan mat.
www.sydsvenskan.se
July 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
DETTA PÅGÅR
”Nästan var tredje invånare i Gazaremsan går dagar i sträck utan att äta, uppger FN:s livsmedelsprogram, WFP.
Svenske WFP-toppen Carl Skau beskriver en situation som är värre än någonsin förr.”
www.sydsvenskan.se/2025-07-11/s...
”Nästan var tredje invånare i Gazaremsan går dagar i sträck utan att äta, uppger FN:s livsmedelsprogram, WFP.
Svenske WFP-toppen Carl Skau beskriver en situation som är värre än någonsin förr.”
www.sydsvenskan.se/2025-07-11/s...
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About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
July 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...