Nomads of a Global Industry - Abou-Elkawam, Mohab
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This book offers a contribution to the field of framing environmental policies in several ways. First, it makes explicit the ways in which a nomadic professional group such as seafarers frame and interact with the growing demand to protect the environment in general and the marine environment in particular. This study argues that Cultural, professional , and economic differences not only impact on the social construction of seafarers regarding environmental protection but also affects their framing of daily compliance practices as well. This allows us to review the institutional and…mehr

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This book offers a contribution to the field of framing environmental policies in several ways. First, it makes explicit the ways in which a nomadic professional group such as seafarers frame and interact with the growing demand to protect the environment in general and the marine environment in particular. This study argues that Cultural, professional , and economic differences not only impact on the social construction of seafarers regarding environmental protection but also affects their framing of daily compliance practices as well. This allows us to review the institutional and instrumental policies carried out by different ship owners in different parts of the world and verify how this impacts on the compliance practices of this professional group in the context of a demanding and challenging regulatory environment.
Autorenporträt
Dr / Capt. Mohab Abou-Elkawam started his career at sea in the early 80s, progressed from Third Mate to Master Mariner over 17 years of seagoing experience. He Holds a PhD from Cardiff University Funded by the Nippon Foundation.He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University in England.