Protesternas makt i Sverige:: Hur mobilisering och alliansbyggande stoppade vattenkraftverket i Sölvbacka strömmar 1978-79
This article describes and analyses how small protests against the construction of a hydropower plant at a local level took a national level and led to a rare occasion where Swedish parliament overran a governmental decision. This event in 1979 had significant consequences for the government, which...
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ftsbaarhusojs:oai:ojs.tidsskrift.dk:article/107313 2024-06-23T07:55:36+00:00 Protesternas makt i Sverige:: Hur mobilisering och alliansbyggande stoppade vattenkraftverket i Sölvbacka strömmar 1978-79 Jansson, Jenny Uba, Katrin 2015-08-18 application/pdf https://tidsskrift.dk/slagmark/article/view/107313 dan dan Forlaget Slagmark https://tidsskrift.dk/slagmark/article/view/107313/156860 https://tidsskrift.dk/slagmark/article/view/107313 Copyright (c) 2015 Slagmark og forfatteren Slagmark - Tidsskrift for idéhistorie; No. 71 (2015): Sociale bevægelser og politisk protest; 147-161 Slagmark - Tidsskrift for idéhistorie; Nr. 71 (2015): Sociale bevægelser og politisk protest; 147-161 1904-8602 0108-8084 Protests Consequences of social movements Hydropower plant Sölvbacka Sweden info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2015 ftsbaarhusojs 2024-06-11T04:22:51Z This article describes and analyses how small protests against the construction of a hydropower plant at a local level took a national level and led to a rare occasion where Swedish parliament overran a governmental decision. This event in 1979 had significant consequences for the government, which had to pay 270 million kroner in compensation to the enterprise that was willing to build the plant in Sölvbacka in northern Sweden. With reference to the research on political consequences of social movements, we propose that this small group of local activists achieved their goals thanks to the continued protests, help of significant political allies at the local and national level, and the general political context which dominated in Sweden after the elections in 1979. The study demonstrates that even small groups of citizens in remote areas can have an impact on environmental or energy politics by sustaining their mobilisation and gaining support from important political allies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Aarhus University: OJS at The State and University Library Slagmark - Tidsskrift for idéhistorie 71 147 161 |
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This article describes and analyses how small protests against the construction of a hydropower plant at a local level took a national level and led to a rare occasion where Swedish parliament overran a governmental decision. This event in 1979 had significant consequences for the government, which had to pay 270 million kroner in compensation to the enterprise that was willing to build the plant in Sölvbacka in northern Sweden. With reference to the research on political consequences of social movements, we propose that this small group of local activists achieved their goals thanks to the continued protests, help of significant political allies at the local and national level, and the general political context which dominated in Sweden after the elections in 1979. The study demonstrates that even small groups of citizens in remote areas can have an impact on environmental or energy politics by sustaining their mobilisation and gaining support from important political allies. |
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Protesternas makt i Sverige:: Hur mobilisering och alliansbyggande stoppade vattenkraftverket i Sölvbacka strömmar 1978-79 |
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Protesternas makt i Sverige:: Hur mobilisering och alliansbyggande stoppade vattenkraftverket i Sölvbacka strömmar 1978-79 |
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Protesternas makt i Sverige:: Hur mobilisering och alliansbyggande stoppade vattenkraftverket i Sölvbacka strömmar 1978-79 |
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Protesternas makt i Sverige:: Hur mobilisering och alliansbyggande stoppade vattenkraftverket i Sölvbacka strömmar 1978-79 |
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Protesternas makt i Sverige:: Hur mobilisering och alliansbyggande stoppade vattenkraftverket i Sölvbacka strömmar 1978-79 |
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protesternas makt i sverige:: hur mobilisering och alliansbyggande stoppade vattenkraftverket i sölvbacka strömmar 1978-79 |
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