Tittel: | Local Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility for Arctic Petroleum in the Barents Region | Ansvar: | Ilan Kelman, Julia S. P. Loe, Elana Wilson Rowe, Emma Wilson, Nina Poussenkova, Elena Nikitina, Daniel Buikema Fjærtoft | Forfatter: | Kelman, Ilan / Loe, Julia S. P. / Rowe, Elana Wilson ![](App_Themes/Common/Help.png) | Materialtype: | Artikkel - elektronisk | Signatur: | Arctic review on law and politics | Utgitt: | Oslo : Cappelen Damm Akademisk, 2016 | Omfang: | S. 152–178 | Serie: | Arctic Review on Law and Politics ; 2/2016 ![](App_Themes/Common/Help.png) | Note: | https://doi.org/10.17585/arctic.v7.418 | Innhold: | Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is promoted and critiqued by many players involved in or opposed to petroleum exploration and extraction, although a common understanding of CSR’s theoretical and practical meanings rarely exists. This paper uses Arctic petroleum in the Barents region (Norway and Russia) to investigate local perceptions of CSR. We conducted open-ended, semi-structured interviews in four locations: Hammerfest, Murmansk, Komi Republic, and Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO). Interviewees included the local population, regional and local authorities, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and petroleum company representatives. The field research suggests that those who gain directly from the petroleum industry and do not directly experience negative impacts were more inclined to be positive about the industry, although overall, general support for petroleum activity was high. In some cases, positive economic benefits resulted in greater tolerance of environmental risk. Sometimes, the indu | Del av verk: | Arctic review on law and politics vol. 7 no 2 (2016) |
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