Social Movements against Wind Power in Canada and Germany: Energy Policy and Contention

This book investigates the contrasting response of governments to anti-wind movements in Canada and Germany through a comparative case study approach. It explores the concept of discursive energy space and proposes explanations for why governments respond differently to social movements. It is of interest to students and scholars of renewable energy policy, sustainability, climate change politics, social movement studies, and environmental sociology.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 226 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Environmental social movements have played a crucial role in promoting the adoption of renewable energy sources. However, the installation of wind turbines has faced significant opposition from social movements. In order to understand the contrasting responses of governments to these movements, Andrea Bues employs a cross-Atlantic comparative analysis. The study focuses on two sub-national forerunner regions in installed wind power capacity: Brandenburg and Ontario. By drawing on social movement theory, Bues explores the concept of discursive energy space and proposes explanations for why governments respond differently to social movements.

Overall, Social Movements against Wind Power in Canada and Germany offers a novel conceptualization of discursive-institutional contexts of contentious energy politics and provides valuable insights into the protest against renewable energy policies. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of renewable energy policy, sustainability, climate change politics, social movement studies, and environmental sociology.

Weight: 420g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367510510