Communities vs. Coal: A Comparative Analysis of the Movements against Surface Mining in Australia and the United States
By: Jessie Mehrhoff '14
Advising Faculty: Jane Dawson
As both Australia and the United States are developed democracies, Mehrhoff is using a compilation of social movement theories to explain why environmental organizations in each country are taking such distinct approaches to protecting communities from large coal mining projects.
This honors thesis may be read in its entirety at Digital Commons @ Connecticut College
http://digitalcommons.conncoll.edu/envirohp/11/
Related Fields: Environment, Environmental Studies, Goodwin-Niering Center