Anderson, Carmel2015-12-100301-4215http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64407This paper aims to explain through a qualitative case study how a small protest group prevailed during a local windfarm conflict in south-eastern Australia. A social capital analytical framework was developed to analyse the data. The analysis found that tKeywords: Bridging social capitals; Participatory planning; Public participation; Public participation process; Qualitative case studies; Social capitals; South-eastern Australia; Wind farm; Energy policy; Social networking (online); analytical framework; local par Public participation; Social capital; Windfarm resistance201310.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.0482016-02-24