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Environmental groups treading the discursive tightrope of social license: Australian and Canadian cases compared
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McGaurr, LC and Lester, EA, Environmental groups treading the discursive tightrope of social license: Australian and Canadian cases compared, International Journal of Communication, 11 pp. 3476-3496. ISSN 1932-8036 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright © 2017 (Lyn McGaurr and Libby Lester). Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Official URL: http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/6566/2...
Abstract
Environmental nongovernmental organizations are often challenged to engage in economic debates. One response is to frame contested or protected areas and species as tourism assets. In this exploratory comparative study, we examine the discourse of environmentalists and members of the tourism sector in Australia and Canada for evidence they frame tourism as a social license to protect. We find environmentalists and sympathetic ecotourism operators frame successful activism in scenic places with a history of intense environmental conflict as an investment in tourism and the local economy. This makes a case for protection from extractive industries, but falters when the adversary is tourism itself.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | social licence, tourism, media, Australia, Canada, environmental movement |
| Research Division: | Language, Communication and Culture |
| Research Group: | Communication and Media Studies |
| Research Field: | Media Studies |
| Objective Division: | Cultural Understanding |
| Objective Group: | Communication |
| Objective Field: | The Media |
| UTAS Author: | McGaurr, LC (Dr Lynette McGaurr) |
| UTAS Author: | Lester, EA (Professor Libby Lester) |
| ID Code: | 118875 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Funding Support: | Australian Research Council (DP150103454) |
| Deposited By: | College Office - CALE |
| Deposited On: | 2017-07-21 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-05-18 |
| Downloads: | 12 View Download Statistics |
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