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      Renewable energy development in rural Saskatchewan : a critical study of a new social movement

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      Date
      2009-04-15
      Author
      Hardy, Julia May
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      In 2003, the town of Craik initiated a unique renewable energy project with the dual goals of addressing both the environmental and the rural economic crisis. This Master’s thesis provides an exploration of the factors that both facilitate and constrain the advancement of this project. The research focuses on the question: What are the cultural and social factors that inhibit the Craik project from meeting its environmental and economic goals? New social movement theory provides a theoretical framework for explaining contradictions within social movements, while a critical ethnographic methodology is used to uncover specific underlying contradictions that exist at Craik. This thesis analyzes the dynamics of facilitating and non-facilitating factors to make visible the deeper sources of conflict, to contribute to theoretical models of social change and understandings of community development. Furthermore, the thesis provides direction for the Craik eco-project that can further the implementation of practices that will facilitate both its economic and environmental goals. Finally, the study provides valuable insights to other communities working to facilitate similar eco-projects and influence public policy in response to global warming
      Degree
      Master of Arts (M.A.)
      Department
      Sociology
      Program
      Sociology
      Supervisor
      McLaughlin, Darrell
      Committee
      Zong, Li; Wotherspoon, Terry; Patrick, Robert
      Copyright Date
      April 2009
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-04152009-085302
      Subject
      critical ethnography
      rural Saskatchewan
      renewable energy
      sustainability
      agency
      new social movement theory
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