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To examine how communication practices influence environmental licensing, conflict resolution, and participatory governance during wind energy expansion.

September 25, 2026Energy Research & Social ScienceOpen Access

Technical progress, democratic deficits: Communication and socio-environmental conflicts in wind energy expansion in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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To examine how communication practices influence environmental licensing, conflict resolution, and participatory governance during wind energy expansion.
Conducted a qualitative, descriptive evaluation integrating documentary content analysis of state environmental agency licensing records with a systematic literature review.
Examined licensing procedures and institutional communication across four wind-producing municipalities: Rio do Fogo, Guamaré, Parazinho, and Galinhos in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Environmental licensing has advanced technically and institutionally, but public communication operates primarily as a procedural formality rather than an interactive mechanism.
Informational communication practices reinforce structural power asymmetries among state environmental agencies, wind farm developers, and host communities.
Dominant media coverage overwhelmingly promotes developmental optimism, systematically marginalizing local socio-environmental grievances.

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Qualitative analysis reveals procedural communication deficits during wind energy licensing in Brazil, indicating power asymmetries between developers and affected local communities.

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Nunes et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab60f9c406bf401c1468495 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2026.104984

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Qualitative analysis reveals procedural communication deficits during wind energy licensing in Brazil, indicating power asymmetries between developers and affected local communities.

Technical progress, democratic deficits: Communication and socio-environmental conflicts in wind energy expansion in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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Technical progress, democratic deficits: Communication and socio-environmental conflicts in wind energy expansion in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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