Of Pierre Auger and Jean-Luc Shoe 168 pages - Format: 14
x 21 cm
A survey without severity nor complaisance.
The main quality of Greenpeace is his/her/its efficiency
in the fight for the environment (OGM, forests, oceans.) facing the
multinationals and to the States. It is what makes a NGO that disturbs of it.
However, Greenpeace acquired a power as she must be very attentive to handle
his/her/its strength to good knowledge. It was important to sum up the main
accusations thrown against Greenpeace: lack of transparency and democracy,
manipulation of the medias, doubtful financing.
The book leans on the exam of the internal structures of
the organization, his/her/its methods of action, recruiting, of financing. on a
survey of the communication of Greenpeace, on interviews with the persons
responsible, on the picture given by the medias.
Summary
Does Greenpeace manipulate her the medias? (and the
opinion!) A birth under the spotlights Principle of basis: to take advantage of
the power of the medias Of the pictures spectacular One operative fashion well
broken in 1. Identification 2. Preparation 3. Nonviolent action 4. Information
The skids to Attract the attention
Is Greenpeace her democratic? A structure very
hierarchized Of the general assemblies under control A power very centralized
The under-representation of the poorest countries struggles intestines The taste
of the secret The adhesive-donor-voter Illustration: the democracy in
Greenpeace-France, elected and named
Is Greenpeace her a pump to finances? The "cosmic"
accounting The years of growth: of the countries bearers The Rainbow Warrior: a
financial explosion The financial health by the OGM hunt to the donors Of the
numbers The finances of the entity international economic Strategy
Does Greenpeace brew her merely of the utopias? The
philosophical pedestal: of the Indian to the lasting development A government
world green Utopia ecologist against utopia liberal Illustration: the safeguard
of the old forests to Defeat the selfishness: the North / North divergences to
Defeat the selfishness: the North / South divergences
Does Greenpeace have her of the influence? The refusal
to commit: explanation by history Thilo Bode: toward an intensive lobbying to
Mobilize the consumers to Make pressure on the authorities Reports with the
political parties to Weigh in Europe Peser to the UNO Reports with the justice
The collaboration with the enterprises The weapon of the boycott Greenpeace
producer The environmental NGO others: rivalries and contacts The limits of the
influence The inertia of the consumers The experts The institutions
Is Greenpeace her anti-French? Does France
country-target? The business of the Rainbow Warrior A difficult return The
rebirth of Greenpeace-France A necessarily limited French implantation?
Pierre Auger is historian and teacher. Graduate in
political sciences, Jean-Luc Shoe is co-founder of the editions The
Beach.
