Lost in translation – Critical reflections on the disposal of submarine tailings in Kvalsund municipality
| Autor: | Ingrid Bay-Larsen, Frode Bjørgo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Process (engineering) media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Conflict of interest Context (language use) 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Development 01 natural sciences Democracy 0506 political science Politics Information asymmetry Law Political economy 050602 political science & public administration Economic Geology Environmental impact assessment Sociology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Extractive Industries and Society. 4:481-488 |
| ISSN: | 2214-790X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.exis.2017.05.012 |
| Popis: | This article critically examines how an environmental impact assessment designed to assist in the resolution of a political controversy became the political controversy itself. Turning a complex political dispute into a scientific one had certain consequences. The empirical material from this study demonstrates how the main characters in the process changed from local politicians, to scientists far away. Even more alarming were results showing how a broad range of important local societal considerations receded from the debate. Such a twofold move away from the local context raises important questions about how the hegemony of knowledge-based management frames, and sometimes constrains, political decisions. In conclusion, the article makes two intertwined statements. First, to overcome deficiencies inherent with information asymmetry in environmental impact assessment (EIA), social impact assessments must be strengthened. Second, to overcome conflict of interest in scientific disputes, we must turn to democratic principles and institutions to resolve differences between opposing parties, values and insights. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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