Communication and effectiveness of the protest: Anti-fracking movements in Spain

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Published 30-11-2018
José María Herranz de la Casa
Àngels Álvarez-Villa
María Teresa Mercado-Sáez

Abstract

This paper analyzes the protest and communication strategies by anti-fracking movements in Spain. This study explores the effectiveness of demands from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and citizen platforms in the past few years in terms of governmental legislative agreements or decisions. In Spain, the anti-fracking protests are led by environmental NGOs and local social movements in the form of platforms or grassroots assemblies against fracking. The power of citizen platforms, spread throughout Spain, have managed to get regional governments to support their demands after the central government.

KEYWORDS: Environment, Political communication, Citizenship, Social
movements, Social media.

How to Cite

Herranz de la Casa, J. M., Álvarez-Villa, Àngels, & Mercado-Sáez, M. T. (2018). Communication and effectiveness of the protest: Anti-fracking movements in Spain. ZER - Journal of Communication Studies, 23(45). https://doi.org/10.1387/zer.19543
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