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Campaign discourses for environmental justice: A case study

Nicolaisen, Julius LU (2025) STVK12 20242
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
This thesis is an addition to a constantly ever-evolving field within the developments of the environmental movement. Rooted as case study in the campaign against illegally set wind turbines on Fosen, Norway, where Sámi reindeer herding have been practices for generations. The perspective, however, will fall on the activists from the environmental group Natur og Ungdom, and their efforts to attach, what to some observers, can be seen competing justice for indigenous communities with being “green”. To attain this Schlosberg (2007) multifaceted conception of environmental justice are introduced and used through the Faircloughian Critical Discourse Analysis to assess language generated by the campaign. The study will find, that a varied and... (More)
This thesis is an addition to a constantly ever-evolving field within the developments of the environmental movement. Rooted as case study in the campaign against illegally set wind turbines on Fosen, Norway, where Sámi reindeer herding have been practices for generations. The perspective, however, will fall on the activists from the environmental group Natur og Ungdom, and their efforts to attach, what to some observers, can be seen competing justice for indigenous communities with being “green”. To attain this Schlosberg (2007) multifaceted conception of environmental justice are introduced and used through the Faircloughian Critical Discourse Analysis to assess language generated by the campaign. The study will find, that a varied and broad understanding of environmental justice are being created, in attempts to connect Sámi rights. (Less)
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author
Nicolaisen, Julius LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK12 20242
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Natur og Ungdom, Environmental justice, Justice, Social movements, Fosen, Fairclough, Critical Discourse Analysis
language
English
id
9179516
date added to LUP
2025-03-04 13:00:35
date last changed
2025-03-04 13:00:35
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  abstract     = {{This thesis is an addition to a constantly ever-evolving field within the developments of the environmental movement. Rooted as case study in the campaign against illegally set wind turbines on Fosen, Norway, where Sámi reindeer herding have been practices for generations. The perspective, however, will fall on the activists from the environmental group Natur og Ungdom, and their efforts to attach, what to some observers, can be seen competing justice for indigenous communities with being “green”. To attain this Schlosberg (2007) multifaceted conception of environmental justice are introduced and used through the Faircloughian Critical Discourse Analysis to assess language generated by the campaign. The study will find, that a varied and broad understanding of environmental justice are being created, in attempts to connect Sámi rights.}},
  author       = {{Nicolaisen, Julius}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Campaign discourses for environmental justice: A case study}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}