This article investigates the recent evolution of local opposition movements against large construction works, and argues that the way in which such movements deal with public opinion and institutions to achieve their goal to prevent the construction work is changing. In particular, the article aims to address the hypothesis that we are facing not only a quite obvious transformation of the ideological foundations of this kind of opposition, as reported by various authors, but also a new way to communicate with institutions, organize protest, increase scientific knowledge, propose concrete and viable alternatives, build network with similar cases in order to increase visibility and strength, and try to de-contextualize the struggle. These are all elements that lay the foundations for the emergence of a new paradigm of social struggle. The developments seen in the Charter of Hendaye and The First World Forum Opposing Unnecessary Large Projects are used as examples that help to strengthen this hypothesis.