Discursive Obstruction and Elite Opposition to Environmental Activism in the Czech Republic

Autor/inn/en	Shriver, Thomas E.; Adams, Alison E.; Cable, Sherry
Titel	Discursive Obstruction and Elite Opposition to Environmental Activism in the Czech Republic
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 91 (2013) 3, S.873-893 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
DOI	10.1093/sf/sos183
Schlagwörter	Activism; Foreign Countries; Civil Engineering; Motor Vehicles; Democracy; Power Structure; Social Change; Conservation (Environment); Social Bias; Violence; Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Ausland; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Demokratie; Sozialer Wandel; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Gewalt; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	Extant research on social movements has highlighted activists' discursive tactics to challenge the state, yet little analytical attention focuses on elite efforts to dominate the discourse arena through the deployment of oppositional frames. This paper analyzes elite oppositional framing surrounding the placement of a highway bypass in the Czech Republic. Our research examines how democratic states deploy oppositional frames and enlist elite countermovement support for their efforts to obstruct challenges. Using a range of data sources, we delineate the mechanisms used by these elite actors to vilify and stigmatize environmental activists, paving the way for more violent forms of public harassment. The concept we initiate, "discursive obstruction", adds the critical dimension of power relations to analyses of both framing processes and discursive opportunity structures. We conclude by discussing the implications of our results for social movement research. (As Provided).
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