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Shell, Greenpeace and Brent Spar
Grant Jordan
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Description for Shell, Greenpeace and Brent Spar
Hardcover. This text uses a specific case study to consider the role of scientific advice in shaping governmental decisions such as BSE and global warming - and the consequences of a divided scientific view. It looks at the use of the media by groups and companies attempting to control the political agenda. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; JPWD; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
The decision by multinational Shell not to dispose of the Brent Spar oil facility in the North Atlantic was taken after several occupations of the structure by Greenpeace, and as a result of large scale pro-Greenpeace protest in the UK, Germany and other continental countries. This case is often cited as showing the power of single issue pressure groups and is presented as leading to a pivotal reconsideration by big business of the importance of environmental dimensions. However, detailed research proves that Shell changed its mind on the Brent Spar issue because of the corporate structure of the company which ... Read more
The decision by multinational Shell not to dispose of the Brent Spar oil facility in the North Atlantic was taken after several occupations of the structure by Greenpeace, and as a result of large scale pro-Greenpeace protest in the UK, Germany and other continental countries. This case is often cited as showing the power of single issue pressure groups and is presented as leading to a pivotal reconsideration by big business of the importance of environmental dimensions. However, detailed research proves that Shell changed its mind on the Brent Spar issue because of the corporate structure of the company which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
381
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333745465
SKU
V9780333745465
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Grant Jordan
GRANT JORDAN is Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen. He has published widely on public policy making and interest groups. Prior work includes Governing Under Pressure, Government and Pressure Groups in Britain, (both with Jeremy Richardson), Engineers and Professional Self-Regulation, The British Administrative System, and The Protest Business? (with William Maloney).
Reviews for Shell, Greenpeace and Brent Spar
"Jordan has written an excellent case study of Brent Spar that should be of particular appeal to political scientists." - Journal of Energy Literature