Comparing environmental civil society in Singapore and the Philippines
The aim of this research is to understand the differences in environmental activism in Singapore and the Philippines and to account for those differences. In-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted with environmental activists, 7 from Singapore and 5 from the Philippines. Activists inter...
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| author | Teoh, Terese Anne Hui Shan |
| author2 | Lee Ser Huay, Janice Teresa |
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| description | The aim of this research is to understand the differences in environmental activism in Singapore and the Philippines and to account for those differences. In-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted with environmental activists, 7 from Singapore and 5 from the Philippines. Activists interviewed identified as male, female, and queer. Second, content analysis was carried out to analyse the social media posts, press releases and media statements made by different environmental activist groups in both countries. I apply the three dominant theoretical approaches in social movement theory: political opportunity structures, resource mobilisation theory and framing theory, which correspond to the macro-level, meso-level and micro-level of analyses respectively. I then investigate which theory has the most explanatory power and possible influence on the other two phenomena. By analysing how different political institutions influence different political cultures and organisational resources, I uncover why a particular movement-sponsored issue gains traction in one country but not another, or why a movement frame takes off in one place but not another. Through this study, I argue that environmental civil society is largely determined by political opportunity structures within countries, due to the creation of path-dependent structures that create top-down and bottom-up influences on the movement. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1748352024-04-15T15:31:43Z Comparing environmental civil society in Singapore and the Philippines Teoh, Terese Anne Hui Shan Lee Ser Huay, Janice Teresa Walid Jumblatt Bin Abdullah Asian School of the Environment janicelee@ntu.edu.sg, walid@ntu.edu.sg Earth and Environmental Sciences Social Sciences Environmental activism Environmental movements Environmental justice Civil society Social movements Political opportunity structures Resource mobilization theory Frame theory The aim of this research is to understand the differences in environmental activism in Singapore and the Philippines and to account for those differences. In-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted with environmental activists, 7 from Singapore and 5 from the Philippines. Activists interviewed identified as male, female, and queer. Second, content analysis was carried out to analyse the social media posts, press releases and media statements made by different environmental activist groups in both countries. I apply the three dominant theoretical approaches in social movement theory: political opportunity structures, resource mobilisation theory and framing theory, which correspond to the macro-level, meso-level and micro-level of analyses respectively. I then investigate which theory has the most explanatory power and possible influence on the other two phenomena. By analysing how different political institutions influence different political cultures and organisational resources, I uncover why a particular movement-sponsored issue gains traction in one country but not another, or why a movement frame takes off in one place but not another. Through this study, I argue that environmental civil society is largely determined by political opportunity structures within countries, due to the creation of path-dependent structures that create top-down and bottom-up influences on the movement. Bachelor's degree 2024-04-15T00:27:24Z 2024-04-15T00:27:24Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Teoh, T. A. H. S. (2024). Comparing environmental civil society in Singapore and the Philippines. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174835 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174835 en application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Earth and Environmental Sciences Social Sciences Environmental activism Environmental movements Environmental justice Civil society Social movements Political opportunity structures Resource mobilization theory Frame theory Teoh, Terese Anne Hui Shan Comparing environmental civil society in Singapore and the Philippines |
| title | Comparing environmental civil society in Singapore and the Philippines |
| title_full | Comparing environmental civil society in Singapore and the Philippines |
| title_fullStr | Comparing environmental civil society in Singapore and the Philippines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing environmental civil society in Singapore and the Philippines |
| title_short | Comparing environmental civil society in Singapore and the Philippines |
| title_sort | comparing environmental civil society in singapore and the philippines |
| topic | Earth and Environmental Sciences Social Sciences Environmental activism Environmental movements Environmental justice Civil society Social movements Political opportunity structures Resource mobilization theory Frame theory |
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