This paper traces the origins of the'brand'of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
employed at large-scale mines across sub-Saharan Africa. Conceived within fortified …

The shift to a low-carbon future places mineral-rich low-and middle-income countries at the
forefront of the green transition. The focus on investment and extraction presents significant …

CONCRETE CITY “Armelle Choplin's Concrete City weaves a novel and engaging analysis
of urbanization by tracing the journeys of cement and people making urban life in West …

Abstract Communities of Place (CofP 1) members' rights concerning their livelihoods, social
structures and sustainability empower them to judge the legitimacy of a mining MNE's “social …

Themes of mining, infrastructure and rural development present fertile grounds for
contestation and conflict in Central Asia. In mineral-rich Kyrgyzstan, mining brings …

Gold, precious yet painstakingly extracted, fuels the dreams of diggers, traders, managers,
investors and consumers at the local and the global level. But gold extraction and trade are …

Abstract “Mining (in) Capitalism” considers struggles over large-scale mining projects amid
the multi-scalar politics of capitalism, bringing together articles analysing the articulation of …

Fighting Global Neo-Extractivism: Fossil-Free Social Movements in South Africa analyzes
social struggles over damaging new fossil fuel projects in the Global South with a focus on …

Shortcomings in natural resource governance leading to economic mismanagement,
political clientelism, underdevelopment and civil conflict, have caused an increase in global …

This paper draws from feminist literature to explore how socialisation and socio-cultural
orientation in Ghana potentially influence women's participation in governance. The paper …