Anti-fossil frames : Examining narratives of the opposition to brown coal mining in the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F19%3A00107399" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/19:00107399 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629618309514?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629618309514?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.04.011" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.erss.2019.04.011</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Anti-fossil frames : Examining narratives of the opposition to brown coal mining in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article analyzes the coalmining opposition in the Czech Republic, a country with substantial brown coal production, high dependency on this fuel, massive exports in form of electricity, and a long and proud mining history. In 1991, the Czech government established so-called territorial ecological limits restricting production in the North Bohemian and Sokolov brown coal basins. The existence of these limits sparked a conflict between proponents of mining, desiring the valuable yet inaccessible reserves beyond the limits, and an opposition movement, ardently objecting to any extension of mining activities. This article focuses on the discursive level of this conflict, investigating how members of the opposition movement frame their own activity against coal to discover the main framing patterns within the opposition movement. Based on 39 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2017–2018, three frames emerged – the Local Impact frame, the Low-Carbon Transition frame, and the Anti-Systemic Environmental frame. These frames reveal that the opposition is driven by distinct complex narratives stemming from actors’ deeper ideological orientations. Moreover, the opposition is not homogeneous but consists of a variety of actors with different protest tactics. These findings support the growing literature questioning the Not-In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) narrative, echoed often by the pro-mining camp through the strategies and policies they implement. Furthermore, the research not only enriches our understanding of the local opposition but also helps to explain the long-term stalemate in coal-related debates in the Czech Republic.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Anti-fossil frames : Examining narratives of the opposition to brown coal mining in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article analyzes the coalmining opposition in the Czech Republic, a country with substantial brown coal production, high dependency on this fuel, massive exports in form of electricity, and a long and proud mining history. In 1991, the Czech government established so-called territorial ecological limits restricting production in the North Bohemian and Sokolov brown coal basins. The existence of these limits sparked a conflict between proponents of mining, desiring the valuable yet inaccessible reserves beyond the limits, and an opposition movement, ardently objecting to any extension of mining activities. This article focuses on the discursive level of this conflict, investigating how members of the opposition movement frame their own activity against coal to discover the main framing patterns within the opposition movement. Based on 39 semi-structured interviews conducted in 2017–2018, three frames emerged – the Local Impact frame, the Low-Carbon Transition frame, and the Anti-Systemic Environmental frame. These frames reveal that the opposition is driven by distinct complex narratives stemming from actors’ deeper ideological orientations. Moreover, the opposition is not homogeneous but consists of a variety of actors with different protest tactics. These findings support the growing literature questioning the Not-In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) narrative, echoed often by the pro-mining camp through the strategies and policies they implement. Furthermore, the research not only enriches our understanding of the local opposition but also helps to explain the long-term stalemate in coal-related debates in the Czech Republic.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GJ17-08554Y" target="_blank" >GJ17-08554Y: Výzkum participace na lokální opozici: případ těžby hnědého uhlí v Horním Jiřetíně</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Energy Research & Social Science

ISSN

2214-6296

e-ISSN

2214-6326

Svazek periodika

54

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

August

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

140-149

Kód UT WoS článku

000471789600014

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85064601401