ABSTRACT The reports the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) requires of its members provide an opportunity to study the shifting role of the private sector within the regime of human… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT The reports the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) requires of its members provide an opportunity to study the shifting role of the private sector within the regime of human rights discourse. Using British Petroleum as a case study, I combine technical communication theories of power with Foucault’s concept of governmentality to examine the rhetorical strategies in UNGC-BP communications, finding a disconnect between human rights principles and company reporting that validates rather than rejects corporate violence.
Keywords:
global compact;
human rights;
united nations;
nations global;
rights discourse
Journal Title: Technical Communication Quarterly
Year Published: 2024
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Journal Title: Technical Communication Quarterly
Year Published: 2024
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