Social Movements against Wind Power in Canada and Germany: Energy Policy and Contention

Taking a comparative case study approach between Canada and Germany, this book investigates the contrasting response of governments to anti-wind movements.

Environmental social movements have been critical players for encouraging the shift towards increased use of renewable energy. However, social movements mobilizing against the installation of wind turbines have now become a major obstacle to their increased deployment. Andrea Bues draws on a cross-Atlantic comparative analysis to investi...