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Fieldwork and interviewing : researching shale gas protests /

This case study offers an examination of the in-depth interviews with experts and activists involved in the large-scale anti-fracking protests in Central and Eastern Europe. With the aim of collecting original and comprehensive information, I organized a fieldwork trip to five different locations in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maierean, Andreea Raluca (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2019.
Series:SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
Subjects:
Shale gas industry > Europe.
Hydraulic fracturing > Europe.
Protest movements > Europe.
Shale gas industry > Romania.
Hydraulic fracturing > Romania.
Protest movements > Romania.
Gaz de schiste > Industrie > Europe.
Fracturation hydraulique > Europe.
Contestation > Europe.
Gaz de schiste > Industrie > Roumanie.
Fracturation hydraulique > Roumanie.
Contestation > Roumanie.
Hydraulic fracturing.
Protest movements.
Shale gas industry.
Europe.
Romania.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This case study offers an examination of the in-depth interviews with experts and activists involved in the large-scale anti-fracking protests in Central and Eastern Europe. With the aim of collecting original and comprehensive information, I organized a fieldwork trip to five different locations in Romania where citizens mobilized in large numbers against shale gas exploration. Snowball sampling was the method used to select respondents for the in-depth interviews. In order to explain why local hostility remains the largest obstacle to unconventional gas development in the region, I interviewed journalists, academics, geologists, protest leaders, protest participants, and local officials.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781526487414
1526487411