Coercive Harmony, Deep Capture and Environmental Justice in Puerto Rico

被引:7
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作者
Dietrich, Alexa S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Wagner Coll, Staten Isl, NY 10301 USA
关键词
ANTHROPOLOGY; MODELS; POWER;
D O I
10.1111/j.1467-7660.2011.01738.x
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
This article examines how a regional NGO and a local-issue GRO in Puerto Rico have approached health and environmental concerns over water pollution from pharmaceutical production, and the consequences this has had for corporatecommunitygovernment relations. Through the analysis of historical material, public meetings and interviews, the processes through which micropolitical patterns have developed, and through which residents least conciliatory towards the drug companies are silenced, are discussed. The article questions whether persistent conflict between the corporategovernment alliance and grassroots environmentalists is attributable to a gap in understanding and suggests that the relationship is better understood through the complementary theories of coercive harmony and deep capture. In conclusion it points out that researchers should be wary of assisting or supporting negotiations, and rather should focus on critically examining the dynamics of stakeholder dialogue as a negotiation between relative equals.
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页码:1441 / 1463
页数:23
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