ABSTRACT

This paper analyzes how the complex global spatiality of climate change is integrated into online national public discourses. Although the Web is an important venue for public discourses, little is known about its capability to integrate transnational issues. By looking at two types of communicative links (hyperlinks and referential links), we assess the degree and the scope of transnational integration for the four cases of Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The findings show that these national discourses are heavily transnationalized. However, the scope of transnationalization is restricted to countries of the Global North, with a clear focus on the United States. This leads to the conclusion that the Web’s capability to integrate transnational issues is limited.

抽象的

本文分析了如何将复杂的全球气候变化空间整合到在线国家公共话语中。尽管网络是公开演讲的重要场所，但对其整合跨国问题的能力知之甚少。通过研究两种类型的沟通链接（超链接和引用链接），我们评估了德国，瑞士，英国和美国这四种情况下跨国融合的程度和范围。研究结果表明，这些民族话语已被严重跨国化。但是，跨国化的范围仅限于全球北部国家，并且明确地侧重于美国。由此得出的结论是，Web整合跨国问题的能力是有限的。