Title When communities confront corporations : comparing Shell's presence in Ireland and Nigeria / by Austin Onuoha

Edition 1st ed Published London, UK : Adonis & Abbey Publishers, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (103 pages) : maps Contents Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Preface -- Methodology -- Ethical Issues -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Brief Background of Shell's Presence in Erris, Ireland -- 1.3 Oil in Nigeria: An Overview -- Chapter 2: Comparative Analysis -- 2.1 Pre-conflict stage -- 2.2 Parties to the conflict -- Shell Petroleum -- The Communities -- Governments -- 2.3 Issues -- 2.4 Context -- 2.5 Responses -- Compensation Policy -- Managing Community Expectations -- Litigation -- Impunity -- Stakeholder engagement process -- Local content -- Relationship with government -- Integrity of consultants and contractors -- Choosing a location -- Corporate social responsibility policy -- Attitude of staff -- Culture, tradition and symbolisms -- Chapter 3: Deductions -- 3.1 Lessons Learnt -- 3.2 Government -- 3.3 Oil Companies -- 3.3 Communities -- Chapter 4: Reflections -- References -- Index Summary In April of 2005 Shell sought an injunction in a Dublin court against residents of Erris in northwestern Republic of Ireland who were obstructing the laying of pipelines across their lands. On June 29, 2005 the court convicted and jailed five people for failing to comply with the order of the High Court restraining them from interfering with Shell's project. When Communities Confront Corporations examines the issues and events that led to the incarceration of the Rossport Five and how it resonates with events in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It argues that conflicts between communities and corporations, though pervasive, do not appear to receive adequate scholarly attention. The book compares the altercations between Shell and the Erris communities in Ireland and the responses to these conflicts, with similar conflicts generated in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria by the presence of the oil giant. It challenges the so-called conspiracy theory, which is often associated with the oil company's operations in the Niger Delta and argues that the key difference between the two sets of conflicts and responses to them is the context Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Shell Oil Company SUBJECT Shell Oil Company fast Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria gnd Subject Gas industry -- Environmental aspects -- Ireland Gas industry -- Environmental aspects -- Nigeria Social responsibility of business. Environmental protection -- Ireland -- Citizen participation -- Case studies Environmental protection -- Nigeria -- Citizen participation -- Case studies Environmental protection -- Citizen participation Gas industry -- Environmental aspects Social responsibility of business Erdölpolitik Erdölindustrie Erdölgewinnung Ireland Nigeria Nigerdelta Nigeria Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 1282030892 9781282030893 9781906704049 190670404X

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