The paper studies the impact of complex interrelationships between economic, societal, and political realms at multiple levels on the role of community energy initiatives in the energy transition process. The paper focuses specifically on the Netherlands, because of two aspects: (1) existence of the …

The European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) is an independent organization that aims at stimulating and promoting innovative knowledge and practices of strategic communication, organizational communication and Public Relations across Europe. Founded in 1959 and previously …

Effectiveness of stakeholders’ engagement strategies – the case of Dutch oil and gas exploration industry

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 …