Crisis Communication, Liberal Democracy, and Ecological Sustainability: The Threat of Financial and Energy Complexes in the Twenty-First Century

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Crisis Communication, Liberal Democracy, and Ecological Sustainability provides a detailed and empirical analysis of the institutions, governing logics, risk-management practices, and crisis communication strategies involved in the 2007–2008 financial crisis, the 2010 BP oil crisis, and the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis. These human-engineered crises threaten sustainability through resource depletion, environmental degradation, and the growth of geo-political conflicts. Yet, the corporations responsible have returned to profitability by externalizing risks to communities and governments. In response to this pattern of crisis management, Nadesan argues that contemporary financial and energy complexes pose significant threats to liberal democracy and ecological sustainability. This book will be of interest to scholars of communication studies, cultural studies, sociology, political science, anthropology, and economics.

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CRISIS COMMUNICATION, LIBERAL DEMOCRACY, AND ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY:
THE THREAT OF FINANCIAL AND ENERGY COMPLEXES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
BY MAJIA NADESAN
“A penetrating account of the cause and the aftermath of three
disasters: the 2008 financial crisis, the BP oil spill in the Gulf, and the
Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Nadesan shows how the alliance of
nation state interests and powerful corporations, under a neoliberal
philosophy, harmed the citizens of Japan and the United States, and
wreaked serious ecological damage in the oil and nuclear cases. Her
viewpoint goes far beyond the usual analysis of these crises by
examining the institutional forces that enabled them. The indifference
to the public good which links them all, along with the secrecy, cover-
ups, denials, and failure to take remedial steps in the aftermath is
thoroughly documented.” — Charles Perrow, Yale University
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Crisis Communication, Liberal Democracy, and Ecological
Sustainability provides a detailed and empirical analysis of the
institutions, governing logics, risk-management practices, and crisis
communication strategies involved in the 2007–2008 financial crisis,
the 2010 BP oil crisis, and the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis. These human-engineered crises threaten
sustainability through resource depletion, environmental degradation, and the growth of geo-political conflicts. Yet,
the corporations responsible have returned to profitability by externalizing risks to communities and governments.
In response to this pattern of crisis management, Nadesan argues that contemporary financial and energy complexes
pose significant threats to liberal democracy and ecological sustainability. This book will be of interest to scholars
of communication studies, cultural studies, sociology, political science, anthropology, and economics.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Majia Nadesan
is professor of communication studies at Arizona State University.
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