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    Fracking in the UK Press: Threat Dynamics in an Unfolding Debate

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    Date
    2014
    Author
    Jaspal, Rusi;
    Nerlich, Brigitte
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    Abstract
    Shale gas is a novel source of fossil fuel which is extracted by induced hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” This article examines the the socio-political dimension of fracking as manifested in the UK press at three key temporal points in the debate on the practice. Three newspaper corpora were analysed qualitatively using Thematic Analysis and Social Representations Theory. Three overarching themes are discussed: “April-May 2011: From Optimism to Scepticism”; “November 2011: (De-)Constructing and Re-Constructing Risk and Danger; “April 2012: Consolidating Social Representations of Fracking.” In this article, we examine the emergence and inter-relations between competing social representations, discuss the dynamics of threat positioning and show how threat can be re-construed in order to serve particular socio-political ends in the debate on fracking.
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    Citation : Jaspal, R. and Nerlich, B. (2014). Fracking in the UK Press: Threat Dynamics in an Unfolding Debate. Public Understanding of Science. 23 (3), pp. 348-363
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    http://hdl.handle.net/2086/8821
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662513498835
    Research Group : Psychology
    Research Institute : Media Discourse Centre (MDC)
    Research Institute : Mary Seacole Research Centre
    Peer Reviewed : Yes
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