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Mobilisation and protest: environmental justice in Durban, South Africa.
- Source :
- Local Environment; Feb2010, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p137-151, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This paper examines the ability of civil society actors to champion environmental justice in an industrial risk society in South Africa by way of mobilisation and protest action. This paper presents viewpoints from key stakeholders at the Durban city level and three local case study sites to examine social capital relations to achieve environmental justice. It explores how civil society engages in social capital for mobilisation with itself and subsequent protest actions to engage with government and industry. The paper highlights that social actor response to engage in social capital for mobilisation and protests is best understood in relation to the socio-economic and political positioning of individuals or organisations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MASS mobilization
ENVIRONMENTAL justice
PROTEST movements
CIVIL society
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13549839
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Local Environment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 48346796
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13549830903527654