Book Launch: Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance

A﻿ssistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Bieler School of Environment at McGill University

Amy Janzwood

Join us for the launch of Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance, by Amy Janzwood, Assistant Professor at McGill University

Thomson House Ballroom (3rd Floor)

Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance: Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy InfrastructureJoin us for the book launch of Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance, by Amy Janzwood, Assistant Professor at McGill UniversityIn conversation with Darin Barney, Professor and Grierson Chair in Communication StudiesDate: Wednesday, November 26Time: 4:30–5:30pm with reception to followLocation: Thomson House Ballroom (3rd Floor)About the book:In the late 2000s, when the oil sands industry proposed expanding its capacity to transport fossil fuel products, an unprecedented coalition of Indigenous nations and communities, environmental non-governmental organizations, grassroots groups, and municipal governments mobilized in response. Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance explores how these social movements challenged powerful corporate and government interests and reshaped the politics of energy infrastructure.Amy Janzwood investigates campaign coalitions that formed to oppose two mega pipeline projects: the expansion of Trans Mountain, which was ultimately completed; and Northern Gateway, which was never built. Drawing on a wide array of documents and in-depth interviews, including with oil executives, senior government officials, coalition organizers, and lawyers, she analyzes the strategic alliances and tactics that have empowered – and attempted to thwart – these movements. The campaigns effectively adapted their strategies to shifting legal, political, and economic conditions, maximizing their impact and wielding influence in ways that cannot be explained by political decisions or economic factors alone.Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance is open access -- <a href="https://www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelines-mega-resistance-oa" title="https://www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelines-mega-resistance-oa" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">you can read it here</a>! This event is made possible with support from the Arts Opportunities Fund and McGill Energy

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