EL DEBATE SOBRE MEGAPROYECTOS MINEROS Y ENERGÉTICOS EN LA PRENSA NACIONAL DE NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA Y PANAMÁ
The debate on mining and energy megaprojects in the national press of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama

Author(s): Ewelina Biczyńska
Subject(s): Regional Geography, Environmental Geography
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: development; discourse analysis; megaprojects; press articles; Central America
Summary/Abstract: Megaprojects are often perceived and executed as a mean to stimulate development. Many Central American countries and their local communities are currently facing large hydroelectric or mining projects, which are supposed to improve the well-being of the population, through the foreign investment they attract and the expected economic growth. The implementation of such mega infrastructures rarely becomes a topic of public debate. Therefore, in order to identify different positions and attitudes towards megaprojects, this chapter proposes a deep analysis of information articles through selected texts from the Central American national press. At the same time, the megaproject is considered to be a metaphor for development and from this perspective the topic of large investments is approached. This chapter presents the results of the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the articles in the daily press, dedicated to mining and hydroelectric projects in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, taking into account their political-economic contexts, the social actors involved and megaprojects’ image created in journalistic narratives.

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