Beyond our backyard : Social networks, differential
participation, and local opposition to coal mining in Europe

J 2021

Beyond our backyard : Social networks, differential participation, and local opposition to coal mining in Europe

OCELÍK, Petr, Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ and Filip ČERNOCH

Basic information

Original name

Beyond our backyard : Social networks, differential participation, and local opposition to coal mining in Europe

Authors

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

Edition

Energy Research & Social Science, Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2021, 2214-6296

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 8.514

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/21:00118813

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101862

UT WoS

000624443900011

Keywords in English

Local opposition; Coal; Participation; Mobilization; Social networks; Collective action

Abstract

V originále

As the energy transition proceeds, local opposition against various energy developments is increasingly widespread. This paper explores the role of social networks for participation in opposition to coal mining in the Czech Republic. A case study of the opposition movement examines whether network connections and social influence channeled through cooperation networks increase the intensity of opposition. It uses a novel approach of autologistic actor attribute models to include both individual-based and network-based predictors. The number of an individual’s network connections was found to be the sole positive predictor. By contrast, the effects of social influence, individual sociodemographic predictors, and sociopsychological predictors were not present. This shows the critical importance of the underlying cooperation network, which increases both opportunities and incentives to cooperate. The results further suggest that the opposition movement network has multiple centers revolving around high-level participants. Such arrangement indicates a division of labor among the professional activists, radical grassroots activists, and residents, thus enabling the opposition to efficiently access various resources. It also shows that research on local opposition should consider not only individual attributes but also relational contexts which allow to adequately capture the opposition’s organization. Only with such understanding may more suitable and inclusive future policies be designed.

Links

GJ17-08554Y, research and development project

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

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

MUNI/A/1044/2019, interní kód MU

Name: Perspektivy evropské integrace v kontextu globální politiky II

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

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OCELÍK, Petr, Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ and Filip ČERNOCH. Beyond our backyard : Social networks, differential participation, and local opposition to coal mining in Europe. Energy Research & Social Science. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2021, vol. 72, February, p. 1-11. ISSN 2214-6296. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101862.

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OCELÍK, Petr, Lukáš LEHOTSKÝ and Filip ČERNOCH. Beyond our backyard : Social networks, differential participation, and local opposition to coal mining in Europe. \textit{Energy Research \&{} Social Science}. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2021, vol.~72, February, p.~1-11. ISSN~2214-6296. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2020.101862.

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