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From Public Relations to Mob Rule: Media Framing of Social Licence in Canada

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Background  Social licence refers to the idea that corporations and governments require broad public support for resource development projects from affected communities, citizens, and stakeholders. Talk of social licence has become… Click to show full abstract

Background  Social licence refers to the idea that corporations and governments require broad public support for resource development projects from affected communities, citizens, and stakeholders. Talk of social licence has become pervasive in media discussions of resource development in Canada and especially prominent in debates around oil pipelines.  Analysis  This article explores changing Canadian newspaper coverage of social licence over the past two decades. It identifies and analyzes the formation of four distinct “logics” of social licence: corporate, regulatory, oppositional, and conservative attack. Conclusions and implications  This analysis provides a more robust framework for understanding how different groups have advanced competing visions of social licence within the public sphere, while illuminating the active role that news media have played in shaping the definition of social licence to fit their own editorial cultures. Contexte  « Permis social » se rapporte a l’idee que les societes commerciales et les gouvernements requierent, pour le developpement des ressources, l’appui des communautes, citoyens et parties prenantes concernes. Cette idee de permis social apparait souvent dans les discours mediatiques sur le developpement energetique au Canada, surtout par rapport aux oleoducs. Analyse Cet article explore les changements dans la maniere dont les journaux canadiens ont traite du permis social au cours des deux dernieres decennies. Par rapport a ce concept, il identifie et analyse la formation de quatre « logiques » differentes : corporative, reglementaire, oppositionnelle et conservatrice attaquante. Conclusion et implications  Cette analyse fournit un cadre plus robuste pour comprendre comment divers groupes ont mis l’accent dans la sphere publique sur des interpretations divergentes du permis social. D’autre part, elle elucide le role actif joue par les medias d’information dans la definition, selon leurs orientations editoriales, de ce qu’est le permis social.

Keywords: permis social; licence; relations mob; social licence; mob rule; public relations

Journal Title: Canadian journal of communication
Year Published: 2018

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