TY - JOUR
T1 - One global movement, many local voices
T2 - Discourse(s) of the global anti-fracking movement
AU - Steger, Tamara
AU - Milicevic, Milos
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In this chapter, we "occupy the earth" with an overview of the antifracking discourse(s) of diverse local initiatives converging as a global movement opposed to fracking. By mapping the discourse(s) of the anti-fracking movement, the articulation of the problems and solutions associated with fracking raise questions not only about the environment but draw attention to a crisis of democracy and the critical need for social and environmental justice. With the help of a multiple theoretical framework we draw on insights about environmental movements and their democratizing potential; conceptualizations about power and (counter) discourse; and depictions of the environmental justice movements in the United States. Toward this end, we analyze the framing of the antifracking movement: the many local voices engaging in political struggles to sustain their communities, places and ways of life, and the global movements' forum for collective solidarity, recognition, and civic action. Shedding light on the multiple frames employed by movement members, we discuss the implications and potential embodied in this widening debate.
AB - In this chapter, we "occupy the earth" with an overview of the antifracking discourse(s) of diverse local initiatives converging as a global movement opposed to fracking. By mapping the discourse(s) of the anti-fracking movement, the articulation of the problems and solutions associated with fracking raise questions not only about the environment but draw attention to a crisis of democracy and the critical need for social and environmental justice. With the help of a multiple theoretical framework we draw on insights about environmental movements and their democratizing potential; conceptualizations about power and (counter) discourse; and depictions of the environmental justice movements in the United States. Toward this end, we analyze the framing of the antifracking movement: the many local voices engaging in political struggles to sustain their communities, places and ways of life, and the global movements' forum for collective solidarity, recognition, and civic action. Shedding light on the multiple frames employed by movement members, we discuss the implications and potential embodied in this widening debate.
KW - Environmental movement
KW - Hydraulic fracturing or "fracking"
KW - Political ecology
KW - Social movement
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U2 - 10.1108/S2051-503020140000015002
DO - 10.1108/S2051-503020140000015002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84912574726
SN - 2051-5030
VL - 15
SP - 1
EP - 35
JO - Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice
JF - Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice
ER -