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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2021Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Mark Hudson; Evan Bowness;Mark Hudson; Evan Bowness;Abstract One of the most obvious, but perhaps academically overlooked, communities engaging in the politics of extraction in Canada is the “business community.” While some attention has been paid to the political influence of the Canadian fossil fuel industry—particularly through the work of the Corporate Mapping Project—less has been paid to the broader network of capitalists, through which a political community might arise. Adopting a Poulantzian view of the state as a social relation, this paper explores the degree to which such a community exists in opposition to aggressive climate policy in the Canadian context. This research focuses on the extent to which fossil and financial capitalists form a cohesive network, capable of sharing perspectives and preferences on climate change and the future of oil and gas extraction, and mobilizing collectively to pursue them. The paper draws on a network analysis of connections (shared ownership, lending, and director interlocks) between and within major fossil-fuel based corporations and major financial corporations in Canada, in order to see whether or not relational ties across the sectors are sparse or dense, and whether they are broadly diffused across companies or concentrated among a few key players. The resulting analysis shows that fossil capital is structurally tied to finance, and the sectors are joined through lending, holdings and directorships, with some financial institutions playing more important structural positions within the network than others. As activists are already targeting financial institutions as part of their ongoing resistance efforts against fossil extraction and financial corporations, the findings from this study suggest continued social movement pressure and we provide some finer grained suggestions for which actors to target. The current conjuncture indicates that policy pathways to zero emissions will in part depend on breaking the load bearing joints in the fossil-finance capital network.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2019Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Lisa Mills;Lisa Mills;Abstract In 2013, the Australian oil and gas company, Woodside Petroleum, and its multinational joint venture partners announced that they would not be proceeding with a $40 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facility on the coast of the Kimberley, north-western Australia. The corporations’ decision was made after a five-year campaign against the gas hub by Indigenous, community and environmental groups. The limited academic literature on this case has focused on particular sets of actors and stages of the conflict. This paper applies a broader perspective by examining the positions of a range of actors over a longer time period. It argues that i) the concept of the politics of time provides a useful lens for understanding the dynamics of the conflict ii) the state attempted to exercise control over the development using temporal strategies, but this facilitated alliances between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and iii) the state also exercised control over corporate actors, but was ultimately unable to compel investment in an increasingly globalized market featuring new floating LNG technology (FLNG).
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2023Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Carol Hunsberger; Yanqi Adela Li;Carol Hunsberger; Yanqi Adela Li;add ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2019Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: David Szablowski; Bonnie Campbell;David Szablowski; Bonnie Campbell;Abstract This paper introduces the special issue on ‘Contesting Extractive Governance: Power, Continuity and Change’. It brings together papers from scholars, working on different issues and regions, who have been collaborating on comparative research concerning the contestation of extractive governance. These contributions aim to develop insight into the contestation and construction of extractive governance in different contexts, with a particular focus on the dynamics of governance change and continuity. Papers in the special issue explore various themes including the structural power of the extractive sector over governance, the discursive dimensions of governance, repression and criminalization of protest, and local legality as a contested governance space.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2018Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCLeah S. Horowitz; Arn Keeling; Francis Lévesque; Thierry Rodon; Stephan Schott; Sophie Thériault;Abstract Because of their close relationships to the land, water, and resources therein, and their marginalized social and economic positions, Indigenous peoples living in current or former settler colonies are particularly vulnerable to mining’s impacts, yet have the potential to benefit from its opportunities as well. This paper reviews the literature on large-scale mining projects’ relationships to Indigenous peoples in post/colonial contexts, focusing on Australia, Canada, Finland, Greenland, New Caledonia, Norway, and Sweden, in the aim of generating insights from comparative perspectives. First, we discuss differences in legal regimes governing Indigenous peoples’ rights and implications of those rights for negotiations over mining projects. Next, we examine, in turn, mining activities’ various impacts − environmental, economic, social − and how they specifically affect Indigenous communities. Finally, we explore ways that Indigenous communities living in a post/colonial context have addressed large-scale mining projects’ impacts by engaging with them, through both negotiation and resistance. We conclude by summarizing our findings on the relationships of Indigenous peoples to large-scale mining projects in the focus countries and identifying what gaps remain in the literature, and we provide thoughts as to how future research could address those gaps.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2021Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Melisha Charles; Philippe Le Billon;Melisha Charles; Philippe Le Billon;Abstract The activities of multinational mining corporations in the developing world have come under increased scrutiny, and so has the failure of their home governments to regulate the negative impacts of their activities on host communities. Attention on regulatory instruments available for home governments has so far mostly focused on investment guidelines for investment abroad, export credit risk assessments and conditionalities, and extra-territorial court proceedings to bring some accountability. In contrast, little attention has been given to the potential liability of home country diplomats, who actively promote these activities while being aware of potential environmental risks and the likelihood of human rights abuses. Despite attempts by human rights activists, scholars, and Members of Parliament, the Canadian Government still inadequately addresses allegations of impacts ranging from physical abuse to killings and modern slavery. Instead, Canadian diplomats continue promoting mining interests abroad, often at the cost of human rights, and consequently, in contravention of policies to which they are required to adhere. This paper argues that in the absence of government will to regulate the conduct of Canadian companies abroad, hope to effectuate substantial change rests with the judiciary and in pushing for reform in the way diplomatic liability is addressed as part of the broader concept of home-state responsibility over the conduct of extractive companies.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2020Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Graeme Reed; Nicolas D. Brunet; David C. Natcher;Graeme Reed; Nicolas D. Brunet; David C. Natcher;Abstract This study seeks to gain a better understanding of the implications of Indigenous community-based monitoring (ICBM) for Indigenous governance in resource extractive regions. Using a comprehensive review of the literature and the author team's personal involvement, we review an ICBM program in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada. We use sustainable self-determination, as a sub-set of Indigenous governance, as a critical theoretical lens to assess outcomes of this program and its role in the broader environmental governance of the oil sands region. To conclude, we propose some recommendations to advance a sustainable self-determination lens for ICBM. As these programs continue to proliferate across the country, now is the time to incorporate such a lens in order to simultaneously support meaningful monitoring of environmental, economic, and social change, while also advancing the resurgence of Indigenous Nations.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2014Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Uwafiokun Idemudia;Uwafiokun Idemudia;Abstract The pervasiveness of local protests against transnational oil corporations operating in the Niger Delta is frequently cited as evidence of the industry exploiting local communities in the vicinity of their operation. These transnational oil corporations (TNCs) have responded by embracing corporate social responsibility, operationalizing their policies via a number of different corporate-community involvement (CCI) strategies. Collectively, these efforts were meant to address criticisms of corporate misdemeanours, enable TNCs to secure their social licences to operate (SLO) and build positive corporate-community relations. However, few of these CCIs have had much of an impact, a direct result of the managers of oil companies not wishing to relinquish control over decisions concerning CCI, internal fragmentation within local communities, and unresolved legitimacy crises. The paper concludes by considering the theoretical and practical implications for CCI strategies in the extractive industries in developing countries.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2014 BrazilElsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: McAllister, Mary Louise; Fitzpatrick, Patricia; Fonseca, Alberto de Freitas Castro;McAllister, Mary Louise; Fitzpatrick, Patricia; Fonseca, Alberto de Freitas Castro;Abstract Considerable resources have been invested by global mining companies in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities without a clear understanding of whether they are meeting their goals of sustaining affected communities long after a mine closes. It is argued here that effective ‘corporate citizenship’ (which is one way of viewing CSR) requires a deeper and extended understanding of what is implied by ‘citizenship’ in the context of issues of transparency, accountability, responsibility and community engagement. This reframing of CSR is explored through the case study of Logan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. The town is situated adjacent to the Highland Valley Copper (HVC) Mine. Case study research and analysis of this town suggests that the company's approach to CSR has generated a measure of good will within the community. Findings also reveal, however, that the town faces notable challenges with respect to the provision of health and social services despite a strong sense of community and attractive physical attributes. This paper suggests that effective ‘corporate citizenship’ practices might be better realized through participation in a regional ‘place-based governance’ strategy along with rural and remote communities that have often been marginalized by dominant political and economic interests.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2018Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Erick Lachapelle; Simon J. Kiss; Éric Montpetit;Erick Lachapelle; Simon J. Kiss; Éric Montpetit;Abstract New applications of hydraulic fracturing (HF) methods to release natural gas from shale deposits have emerged as a hotly contested political issue. Consequently, researchers commonly seek to identify factors shaping public perceptions of this technology. While research conducted in North America has focused primarily on the United States, this paper contributes to a growing body of work examining Canadian perceptions toward HF. We build on the existing regionally-focused literature on public perceptions of HF in Canada with an analysis of data collected from a nationally-representative (n = 2012) survey of attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing administered to the adult Canadian population in 2016. We find that an individual’s cultural biases are strong predictors of their attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing, and that these effects are moderated by levels of issue familiarity. Analysis of an embedded survey experiment further reveals that attitudes in Canada are somewhat affected by cues regarding the developer’s status (i.e. whether a Canadian, American or government-owned corporation), and that a nationalist bias is especially prominent among people with hierarchical predispositions. We further find that familiarity with hydraulic fracturing is associated with significantly less support, and that this relationship is moderated by a respondent’s region of residence. We discuss these findings in light of the existing literature and outline areas for future research.
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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2021Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Mark Hudson; Evan Bowness;Mark Hudson; Evan Bowness;Abstract One of the most obvious, but perhaps academically overlooked, communities engaging in the politics of extraction in Canada is the “business community.” While some attention has been paid to the political influence of the Canadian fossil fuel industry—particularly through the work of the Corporate Mapping Project—less has been paid to the broader network of capitalists, through which a political community might arise. Adopting a Poulantzian view of the state as a social relation, this paper explores the degree to which such a community exists in opposition to aggressive climate policy in the Canadian context. This research focuses on the extent to which fossil and financial capitalists form a cohesive network, capable of sharing perspectives and preferences on climate change and the future of oil and gas extraction, and mobilizing collectively to pursue them. The paper draws on a network analysis of connections (shared ownership, lending, and director interlocks) between and within major fossil-fuel based corporations and major financial corporations in Canada, in order to see whether or not relational ties across the sectors are sparse or dense, and whether they are broadly diffused across companies or concentrated among a few key players. The resulting analysis shows that fossil capital is structurally tied to finance, and the sectors are joined through lending, holdings and directorships, with some financial institutions playing more important structural positions within the network than others. As activists are already targeting financial institutions as part of their ongoing resistance efforts against fossil extraction and financial corporations, the findings from this study suggest continued social movement pressure and we provide some finer grained suggestions for which actors to target. The current conjuncture indicates that policy pathways to zero emissions will in part depend on breaking the load bearing joints in the fossil-finance capital network.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2019Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Lisa Mills;Lisa Mills;Abstract In 2013, the Australian oil and gas company, Woodside Petroleum, and its multinational joint venture partners announced that they would not be proceeding with a $40 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing facility on the coast of the Kimberley, north-western Australia. The corporations’ decision was made after a five-year campaign against the gas hub by Indigenous, community and environmental groups. The limited academic literature on this case has focused on particular sets of actors and stages of the conflict. This paper applies a broader perspective by examining the positions of a range of actors over a longer time period. It argues that i) the concept of the politics of time provides a useful lens for understanding the dynamics of the conflict ii) the state attempted to exercise control over the development using temporal strategies, but this facilitated alliances between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and iii) the state also exercised control over corporate actors, but was ultimately unable to compel investment in an increasingly globalized market featuring new floating LNG technology (FLNG).
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2023Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Carol Hunsberger; Yanqi Adela Li;Carol Hunsberger; Yanqi Adela Li;add ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2019Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: David Szablowski; Bonnie Campbell;David Szablowski; Bonnie Campbell;Abstract This paper introduces the special issue on ‘Contesting Extractive Governance: Power, Continuity and Change’. It brings together papers from scholars, working on different issues and regions, who have been collaborating on comparative research concerning the contestation of extractive governance. These contributions aim to develop insight into the contestation and construction of extractive governance in different contexts, with a particular focus on the dynamics of governance change and continuity. Papers in the special issue explore various themes including the structural power of the extractive sector over governance, the discursive dimensions of governance, repression and criminalization of protest, and local legality as a contested governance space.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2018Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCLeah S. Horowitz; Arn Keeling; Francis Lévesque; Thierry Rodon; Stephan Schott; Sophie Thériault;Abstract Because of their close relationships to the land, water, and resources therein, and their marginalized social and economic positions, Indigenous peoples living in current or former settler colonies are particularly vulnerable to mining’s impacts, yet have the potential to benefit from its opportunities as well. This paper reviews the literature on large-scale mining projects’ relationships to Indigenous peoples in post/colonial contexts, focusing on Australia, Canada, Finland, Greenland, New Caledonia, Norway, and Sweden, in the aim of generating insights from comparative perspectives. First, we discuss differences in legal regimes governing Indigenous peoples’ rights and implications of those rights for negotiations over mining projects. Next, we examine, in turn, mining activities’ various impacts − environmental, economic, social − and how they specifically affect Indigenous communities. Finally, we explore ways that Indigenous communities living in a post/colonial context have addressed large-scale mining projects’ impacts by engaging with them, through both negotiation and resistance. We conclude by summarizing our findings on the relationships of Indigenous peoples to large-scale mining projects in the focus countries and identifying what gaps remain in the literature, and we provide thoughts as to how future research could address those gaps.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2021Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Melisha Charles; Philippe Le Billon;Melisha Charles; Philippe Le Billon;Abstract The activities of multinational mining corporations in the developing world have come under increased scrutiny, and so has the failure of their home governments to regulate the negative impacts of their activities on host communities. Attention on regulatory instruments available for home governments has so far mostly focused on investment guidelines for investment abroad, export credit risk assessments and conditionalities, and extra-territorial court proceedings to bring some accountability. In contrast, little attention has been given to the potential liability of home country diplomats, who actively promote these activities while being aware of potential environmental risks and the likelihood of human rights abuses. Despite attempts by human rights activists, scholars, and Members of Parliament, the Canadian Government still inadequately addresses allegations of impacts ranging from physical abuse to killings and modern slavery. Instead, Canadian diplomats continue promoting mining interests abroad, often at the cost of human rights, and consequently, in contravention of policies to which they are required to adhere. This paper argues that in the absence of government will to regulate the conduct of Canadian companies abroad, hope to effectuate substantial change rests with the judiciary and in pushing for reform in the way diplomatic liability is addressed as part of the broader concept of home-state responsibility over the conduct of extractive companies.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2020Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Graeme Reed; Nicolas D. Brunet; David C. Natcher;Graeme Reed; Nicolas D. Brunet; David C. Natcher;Abstract This study seeks to gain a better understanding of the implications of Indigenous community-based monitoring (ICBM) for Indigenous governance in resource extractive regions. Using a comprehensive review of the literature and the author team's personal involvement, we review an ICBM program in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada. We use sustainable self-determination, as a sub-set of Indigenous governance, as a critical theoretical lens to assess outcomes of this program and its role in the broader environmental governance of the oil sands region. To conclude, we propose some recommendations to advance a sustainable self-determination lens for ICBM. As these programs continue to proliferate across the country, now is the time to incorporate such a lens in order to simultaneously support meaningful monitoring of environmental, economic, and social change, while also advancing the resurgence of Indigenous Nations.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2014Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Uwafiokun Idemudia;Uwafiokun Idemudia;Abstract The pervasiveness of local protests against transnational oil corporations operating in the Niger Delta is frequently cited as evidence of the industry exploiting local communities in the vicinity of their operation. These transnational oil corporations (TNCs) have responded by embracing corporate social responsibility, operationalizing their policies via a number of different corporate-community involvement (CCI) strategies. Collectively, these efforts were meant to address criticisms of corporate misdemeanours, enable TNCs to secure their social licences to operate (SLO) and build positive corporate-community relations. However, few of these CCIs have had much of an impact, a direct result of the managers of oil companies not wishing to relinquish control over decisions concerning CCI, internal fragmentation within local communities, and unresolved legitimacy crises. The paper concludes by considering the theoretical and practical implications for CCI strategies in the extractive industries in developing countries.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2014 BrazilElsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: McAllister, Mary Louise; Fitzpatrick, Patricia; Fonseca, Alberto de Freitas Castro;McAllister, Mary Louise; Fitzpatrick, Patricia; Fonseca, Alberto de Freitas Castro;Abstract Considerable resources have been invested by global mining companies in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities without a clear understanding of whether they are meeting their goals of sustaining affected communities long after a mine closes. It is argued here that effective ‘corporate citizenship’ (which is one way of viewing CSR) requires a deeper and extended understanding of what is implied by ‘citizenship’ in the context of issues of transparency, accountability, responsibility and community engagement. This reframing of CSR is explored through the case study of Logan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. The town is situated adjacent to the Highland Valley Copper (HVC) Mine. Case study research and analysis of this town suggests that the company's approach to CSR has generated a measure of good will within the community. Findings also reveal, however, that the town faces notable challenges with respect to the provision of health and social services despite a strong sense of community and attractive physical attributes. This paper suggests that effective ‘corporate citizenship’ practices might be better realized through participation in a regional ‘place-based governance’ strategy along with rural and remote communities that have often been marginalized by dominant political and economic interests.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2018Elsevier BV SSHRCSSHRCAuthors: Erick Lachapelle; Simon J. Kiss; Éric Montpetit;Erick Lachapelle; Simon J. Kiss; Éric Montpetit;Abstract New applications of hydraulic fracturing (HF) methods to release natural gas from shale deposits have emerged as a hotly contested political issue. Consequently, researchers commonly seek to identify factors shaping public perceptions of this technology. While research conducted in North America has focused primarily on the United States, this paper contributes to a growing body of work examining Canadian perceptions toward HF. We build on the existing regionally-focused literature on public perceptions of HF in Canada with an analysis of data collected from a nationally-representative (n = 2012) survey of attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing administered to the adult Canadian population in 2016. We find that an individual’s cultural biases are strong predictors of their attitudes toward hydraulic fracturing, and that these effects are moderated by levels of issue familiarity. Analysis of an embedded survey experiment further reveals that attitudes in Canada are somewhat affected by cues regarding the developer’s status (i.e. whether a Canadian, American or government-owned corporation), and that a nationalist bias is especially prominent among people with hierarchical predispositions. We further find that familiarity with hydraulic fracturing is associated with significantly less support, and that this relationship is moderated by a respondent’s region of residence. We discuss these findings in light of the existing literature and outline areas for future research.
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