Carroll William, Graham Nicolas, Lang Michael K, Yunker Zoë, McCartney Kevin D
University of Victoria.
University of British Columbia.
Can Rev Sociol. 2018 Aug;55(3):425-450. doi: 10.1111/cars.12211. Epub 2018 Jul 5.
This study employs social network analysis to map the Canadian network of carbon-capital corporations whose boards interlock with key knowledge-producing civil society organizations, including think tanks, industry associations, business advocacy organizations, universities, and research institutes. We find a pervasive pattern of carbon-sector reach into these domains of civil society, forming a single, connected network that is centered in Alberta yet linked to the central-Canadian corporate elite through hegemonic capitalist organizations, including major financial companies. This structure provides the architecture for a "soft" denial regime that acknowledges climate change while protecting the continued flow of profit to fossil fuel and related companies.
本研究运用社会网络分析方法，绘制了加拿大碳资本公司网络，这些公司的董事会与关键的知识生产型民间社会组织相互关联，其中包括智库、行业协会、商业倡导组织、大学和研究机构。我们发现碳行业广泛渗透到这些民间社会领域，形成了一个单一的、相互连接的网络，该网络以艾伯塔省为中心，但通过包括主要金融公司在内的霸权资本主义组织与加拿大中部的企业精英相联系。这种结构为一种“软性”否认机制提供了架构，该机制承认气候变化，同时保护化石燃料及相关公司的持续利润流。
