Speaking Private Authority. Roberto J. Flores
Speaking Private
Authority
Speaking Private
Authority
The Construction of Sustainability
in Forests and Fisheries
Roberto J. Flores
LEXINGTON BOOKS
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020933945
ISBN 978-1-7936-0304-3 (cloth : alk. paper)
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Contents
1 Private Authority in Network Society
3 The Contours of the Environmental Discourse
4 The Emergence of Private Governance and Competing Networks in the Forestry Sector
5 The FSC and the Exercise of Private Authority
6 The Emergence of Private Governance and Competing Networks in the Fisheries Sector
7 The MSC and the Exercise of Private Authority
| Figure 1 | Social Positioning and Networks in the Forestry Sector |
| Figure 2 | Example of Discourse Convergence in the Forestry Sector |
| Figure 3 | Sectoral Network Breakdown |
| Figure 4 | Representative Texts of the Distinct Discourses |
| Figure 5 | Content Analysis Exhibiting Networks in the Forestry Sector |
| Figure 6 | A Comparative Look at the Distinct Discourses |
| Figure 7 | Comparative Content Analysis Showing Convergence toward FSC Position |
| Figure 8 | Comparative Certification Standards between FSC and Competitor Programs |
| Figure 9 | Content Analysis Exhibiting Networks in the Fisheries Sector |
| Figure 10 | Comparative Content Analysis Showing Convergence toward MSC Position |
| Figure 11 | Comparative Certification Standards between MSC and Competitor Programs |
| CGoSRF | Clean Green of the Southern Rocklobster Fishery |
| CITES | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
| CQL | Carrefour Quality Lines |
| CSA | Canadian Standards Association |
| ENGO | Environmental Non-governmental Organization |
| EEZ | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| ETP | Endangered, Threatened and Protected |
| FAM | Fisheries Assessment Methodology |
| FAO | United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FoE | Friends of the Earth |
| FoS | Friend of the Sea |
| FSC | Forest Stewardship Council |
| GAA | Global Aquaculture Alliance |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GEF |
Global Environment |