Electronic book. Book of Abstracts of the 26th International Public Relations Research Symposium BledCom on the theme Trust and Reputation. Trust is a foundation of social (and organizational) order and also serves as the underpinning of healthy relationships, exchanges and transactions. There is a growing …

Natural gas extraction from the Groningen gas fields in the Netherlands used to be a non-controversial activity, but became highly contested over the past few years. In addition to a political mandate to commercially operate the Groningen gas fields, NAM needs approval from local residents and society …

Research paper presented at the 24th International Public Relations Research Symposium BledCom 2017 "CSR in Hypermodern Times", June 29 - July 1, 2017, Bled, Slovenia.

This paper examines the changing understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by looking at three aspects: the growing public demands regarding corporate behaviour, the role of government in “promoting” or “requesting” the socially responsible corporate behaviour, and the attempts of business …

Engaging people through local initiatives: a discourse analysis on sustainable energy.Sustainable energy forms are seen as one viable answer to reduce global warming. Most countries are in fact struggling to reduce greenhouse gases emissions based on the premise that global warming is caused by man-made …

‘Wake up and smell the…’: a discourse analysis on bio digestion in The Netherlands. Against the backdrop of the energy sustainability objectives of 2020, a growing number of projects to generate clean energy are being initiated. However, such initiatives often meet resistance of local governments and …