Corporate versus Community Power
A Santa Barbara Story
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12433358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Flacks (University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-41 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of World-Systems Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1076-156X • E-ISSN: 1076-156X |
| Publisher | University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5195/jwsr.2019.904 |
| OpenAlex | W2922866053 |
| Language | EN |
Fifty years ago, a massive oil well blowout and subsequent oil spill triggered community resistance to oil company operations in Santa Barbara county and its surrounding waters. The county has had surprising success in regulating and reducing oil development. That success is due to the combined effectds of grassroots mobilization, longterm organization, and the availability of state agencies and laws that legitimize community participation in corporarte development approvals. Despite Santa Barbara's relative affluence, its ongoing battle with the oil industry may be useful for formulating a theory of community empowerment globally
Archaeology · Battle · Community mobilization · Empowerment · Geography · Grassroots · Petroleum industry · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Resistance (ecology · State (computer science · Community and Sustainable Development · Engineering · Law · Environmental Engineering
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |