GESA Masters Reading Group - Fracking

Our first Masters Reading Group was be an interdisciplinary reflection on fracking with Prof Elizabeth Bomberg and Prof Dave Reay.

The GESA Reading groups are inclusive and relaxed. They are designed to bring together students from a variety of disciplines to discuss particular topical issues involving environment and society. After short presentations from our academics, students will break into smaller groups to discuss, debate and address selected questions. We will then re-convene to share findings from the groups.

To prepare for our discussions please read some/all of the short pieces below (or other pieces of interest to you)

• BBC article on Scottish Government’s recent decision not to allow fracking
• You can find Prof Reay's blog on fracking here
• Prof Bomberg’s article on the discourse used by advocates and opponents of fracking: Bomberg, E 2015, 'Shale We Drill? Discourse Dynamics in UK Fracking Debates' Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, pp. 1-17 (available through DiscoverED)