Science Denial: Causes, Courses, and Remedies. A Route Map for Organizational Scholars

This symposium explores the resurging phenomenon of science denial, which hampers the effectiveness of organizations, institutions, and individuals to respond to global challenges such as climate change, public health, and pandemics. To this end, we bring together leading scholars who are reflecting on science denial from different theoretical perspectives (social movement theory and framing, environmental and social justice, institutional theory and social evaluations) and explore its implications and ameliorations. Beginning with an introduction to science denial and its main characteristics, we will draw insights from panelists, discussant comments, and a Q&A session. With this, our Symposium will provide participants with an understanding of the phenomenon of science denial, different theoretical approaches to examine it, and novel research approaches and engaged methods to address it.