Academic Journal
Challenging Extractive Industries.
| Title: | Challenging Extractive Industries. |
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| Authors: | Adams, Alison E.1 alison.adams@ufl.edu, Shriver, Thomas E.2 |
| Source: | Sociological Perspectives. Dec2016, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p892-909. 18p. |
| Abstract: | Drawing from literature on social movements, we investigate how movements in uncertain political contexts can challenge extractive and natural resource–intensive industries such as coal companies. Scholars have analyzed how citizens in Western democracies can confront powerful industries, yet comparatively little research has focused on challenges to coal elites in politically unstable settings. We focus on the community of Libkovice, Czech Republic, to examine how anticoal activists strategically protested against a coal industry in the midst of a transition from state control to corporate ownership. The data for this research were collected between 2000 and 2014, including in-depth interviews, documentary and raw organizational film footage, and archival materials. Findings reveal that ambiguous targets and uncertain political contexts can significantly influence how activists develop tactical repertoires. We conclude by discussing the implications of this research for future work on social movements generally and citizen efforts to challenge powerful extractive industries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Subject Terms: | *Mineral industries, *Coal mining, *Stock ownership, *Government policy, Social movements in literature, Environmental activism, Environmental degradation |
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| ISSN: | 07311214 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0731121416641683 |
| Database: | Business Source Complete |