[Commlist] new book: Green Lawfare: The strategic use of law in mediatized environmental conflict

New publication from Peter Lang
  (_Global Crises and the Media_series)

Green Lawfare: The strategic use of law in mediatized environmental
  conflict by Claire Konkes (Author) Available:
  https://www.peterlang.com/document/1325110

As environmental law continues to evolve at local and global levels, who 
are the actors informing its development and how are they engaging with 
news and other media to define what is possible? Observing the 
interlocking activities of journalists, activists, lawyers, scientists, 
government and industry can reveal the enactment of environmental law as 
part of a much wider struggle to bring visibility to and action on 
environmental issues.
Interdisciplinary in approach and bringing together key concepts from 
media and communication studies and environmental jurisprudence, Green 
Lawfare provides a conceptual framework for identifying and analyzing 
how news and other media contribute to our expectations and hopes for 
the role of law during environmental conflict.

Written in eight chapters that locate the parallel development of the 
global environmental movement and a growing body of global law, the book 
traverses topics such as the role of mediated protest in 1) 
environmental law and recent anti-protest laws; 2) the rise of climate 
litigation; 3) the increasing authority of science in environmental 
litigation and 4) the increasing backlash from governments and 
corporations to control this “turn to the courts”.

*Endorsement:*“Konkes has written an original, nuanced and highly 
readable analysis of the uses of law and legal action in environmental 
confl ict. The book offers a comprehensive examination of global cases, 
and draws insights from communication and media studies, law, and other 
fi elds. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the subject.” 
—Silvio R. Waisbord, Professor, President-Elect, International 
Communication Association, School of Media and Public Affairs, The 
George Washington University

*Biographical notes:*Dr Claire Konkes is a Senior Lecturer in Media at 
the University of Tasmania. Previous work as a journalist and 
environmental campaigner informs her research into the involvement of 
news and other media in the development of environmental policy and law.


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