ABSTRACT
Consultation regimes differ in terms of which publics and stakeholders are included, as well as in terms of which legal or normative frameworks guide consultation. Despite the proliferation of multiple “global” frameworks for consultation, cross-case comparative work highlights how global frameworks are translated into consultation regimes in the contexts of different extractive sector operating regions. We compare consultation regimes around offshore oil and gas development in Norway and Atlantic Canada and ask: Which civil society groups are included in these respective consultation regimes? How do civil society actors connect with alter organisations (governmental, businesses, and so on) and discursive themes related to consultation? What are the key similarities and differences between the Norwegian and Atlantic Canadian cases? Drawing on tools from Social Network Analysis and Discourse Network Analysis, we demonstrate the utility of these approaches for better understanding the complexity of consultation regimes.
