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Globalized conflicts of discourse: the type of conflict of proxies*

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Abstract

The article describes a new form of transnational environmental conflict that developed in the wake of globalisation. Activist in this new type of conflict still act as proxies of groups under pressure but in contrast to transnational environmental conflicts hitherto the target of their protests is rather their own society at home than the location of the pressured group. Despite these conditions it is claimed that this type of metaphorical conflict is going to become more frequent as alliances are built along the oppostion to a dominant discourse. According to the model, conflicts of values are easier to transfer on stages abroad or across the Atlantic than conflicts of interests and motivation for activists is higher as the return is affecting their home society. Dynamic and features of this type of conflict are explained with help of discourse theory.

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Schäfer, K. Globalized conflicts of discourse: the type of conflict of proxies*. GeoJournal 52, 45–58 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013162724410

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