Corporate Hegemony through Sustainability: A study of sustainability standards and CSR practices as tools...

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Sara Persson

Corporate Hegemony through Sustainability

A study of sustainability standards and CSR practices as tools to demobilise community resistance...

Sara Persson

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English

Sodertorn University
02 November 2020

Business & management; Industry & industrial studies; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment & Planning

Series: Södertörn Doctoral Dissertations

Corporate Hegemony through Sustainability

What does the implementation of sustainability standards and SR practices do to power relationships at the local level?

In this study I take an autoethnographic approach and focus on my previous employer, the oil company Bankers Petroleum Ltd. (Bankers) and their operations in Patos-Marinza, an area in south-central Albania where oil extraction facilities and residences lie close to one another. Through the lens of Political Discourse eory, I examine three grievances raised by Patos-Marinza residents and Bankers' response to these complaints. My analysis shows how community demands, that could otherwise have put pressure on improved corporate practices, were isolated and silenced in the name of sustainability and corporate responsibility. As sustainability discourses continue to expand in the corporate world, this study highlights the need to critically examine what they do in local settings, if they foster change away from harmful business models or simply function as legitimising mechanisms that allow corporate power to grow stronger.

By: Sara Persson
Imprint: Sodertorn University
Volume: 179
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 413g
ISBN: 9789189109315
ISBN 10: 9189109317
Series: Södertörn Doctoral Dissertations
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 02 November 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sara Persson is a researcher in Business Studies at Södertörn University and has extensive experience from implementing international sustainability standards in the hydropower and oil industries in Albania. She has a multidisciplinary background with a B.A. in Political Science from Uppsala University, a B.A. in conomics and a M.Sc. in International Development and Management from Lund University.