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

Mon Jul 08 12:25:29 GMT 2024



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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