Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism
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Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism is a book by Professor Sharon Beder
. It was first published in 1997 and there have been subsequent updated editions in 2000 and 2002. The book provides both a broad overview and detailed case studies of how large corporations attempt to control and manipulate environmental issues. In the first edition most of the material was from the United States
, where the corporate impact on the environment and environmentalists has been greatest, but there was also material from Australia
and the rest of the developed world. The revised editions include three new chapters two of which contain much more Australian material.
Sharon Beder
Sharon Beder is a professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. Her research has focussed on how power relationships are maintained and challenged, particularly by corporations and professions...
. It was first published in 1997 and there have been subsequent updated editions in 2000 and 2002. The book provides both a broad overview and detailed case studies of how large corporations attempt to control and manipulate environmental issues. In the first edition most of the material was from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where the corporate impact on the environment and environmentalists has been greatest, but there was also material from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and the rest of the developed world. The revised editions include three new chapters two of which contain much more Australian material.
Strategies and Tactics
The strategies and tactics used by corporations discussed in the book include:- establishing front groups
- astroturf or artificially created grassroots support for corporate views
- the promotion of the Wise Use Movement
- Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs)
- funding of conservative think tanks
- promotion of free market environmentalism
- corporate classroom materials
- public relations
- greenwashing
- media
- advertising
- corporate sponsored confusion
See also
- List of Australian environmental books
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