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

J 2019

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

ČERNOCH, Filip, Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ, Petr OCELÍK, Jan OSIČKA, Žaneta VENCOUROVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

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

Authors

ČERNOCH, Filip (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Petr OCELÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jan OSIČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Žaneta VENCOUROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Energy Research & Social Science, Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2019, 2214-6296

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50704 Environmental sciences

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

článek

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.771

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/19:00107399

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.04.011

UT WoS

000471789600014

Keywords in English

Local opposition; Post-NIMBY; Social movement; Framing; Environmental modernism; Green radicalism; Place attachment

Abstract

V originále

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.

Links

GJ17-08554Y, research and development project

Name: Výzkum participace na lokální opozici: případ těžby hnědého uhlí v Horním Jiřetíně

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

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ČERNOCH, Filip, Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ, Petr OCELÍK, Jan OSIČKA and Žaneta VENCOUROVÁ. Anti-fossil frames : Examining narratives of the opposition to brown coal mining in the Czech Republic. Energy Research & Social Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2019, vol. 54, August, p. 140-149. ISSN 2214-6296. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.04.011.

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ČERNOCH, Filip, Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ, Petr OCELÍK, Jan OSIČKA and Žaneta VENCOUROVÁ. Anti-fossil frames : Examining narratives of the opposition to brown coal mining in the Czech Republic. \textit{Energy Research \&{} Social Science}. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2019, vol.~54, August, p.~140-149. ISSN~2214-6296. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.04.011.

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