Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the publication on November 19th 2008 of:
EARTH MATTERS
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
Edited by Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Department of Politics and Public
Policy, Griffith University, Australia and Saleem Ali, University of
Vermont, USA
272pp | 234 x 156 mm
Hardback: ISBN 978-1-906093-16-7 £35.00 €47.50 $65.00
“This book challenges the extractive industry to examine some
difficult dilemmas confronting miners and indigenous peoples in terms
of corporate social responsibility ... Any mining executive – indeed
any developer – concerned about the social context of a project will
find this a stimulating and thought-provoking read.”
– Tom Albanese, CEO, Rio Tinto
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Indigenous peoples have historically gained little from large-scale
resource development on their traditional lands, and have suffered
from its negative impacts on their cultures, economies and societies.
During recent decades indigenous groups and their allies have fought
hard to change this situation: in some cases by opposing development
entirely; in many others by seeking a fundamental change in the
distribution of benefits and costs from resource exploitation. In
doing so they have utilised a range of approaches, including efforts
to win greater recognition of indigenous rights in international fora;
pressure for passage of national and state or provincial legislation
recognising indigenous land rights and protecting indigenous culture;
litigation in national and international courts; and direct political
action aimed at governments and developers, often in alliance with non-
governmental organisations (NGOs).
At the same time, and partly in response to these initiatives, many of
the corporations that undertake large-scale resource exploitation have
sought to address concerns regarding the impact of their activities on
indigenous peoples by adopting what are generally referred to as
‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) policies. This book focuses on
such corporate initiatives. It does not treat them in isolation,
recognising that their adoption and impact is contextual, and is
related both to the wider social and political framework in which they
occur and to the activities and initiatives of indigenous peoples. It
does not treat them uncritically, recognising that they may in some
cases consist of little more than exercises in public relations.
However, neither does it approach them cynically, recognising the
possibility that, even if CSR policies and activities reflect hard-
headed business decisions, and indeed perhaps particularly if they do
so, they can generate significant benefits for indigenous peoples if
appropriate accountability mechanisms are in place.
In undertaking an in-depth analysis of CSR and indigenous peoples in
the extractive industries, the book seeks to answer the following
questions. What is the nature and extent of CSR initiatives in the
extractive industries and how should they be understood? What
motivates companies to pursue CSR policies and activities? How do
specific political, social and legal contexts shape corporate
behaviour? What is the relationship between indigenous political
action and CSR? How and to what extent can corporations be held
accountable for their policies and actions? Can CSR help bring about a
fundamental change in the distribution of benefits and costs from
large-scale resource exploitation and, if so, under what conditions
can this occur?
Earth Matters gathers key experts from around the world who discuss
corporate initiatives in Alaska, Ecuador, Australia, Canada, Peru,
Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Russia. The book explores the great
diversity that characterises initiatives and policies under the name
of ‘corporate social responsibility’, the highly contingent and
contextual nature of corporate responses to indigenous demands, and
the complex and evolving nature of indigenous–corporate relations. It
also reveals much about the conditions under which CSR can contribute
to a redistribution of benefits and costs from large-scale resource
development.
Earth Matters will be essential reading for those working in and
studying the extractive industry worldwide, as well as those readers
looking for a state-of-the-art description of how CSR is functioning
in perhaps its most difficult setting.
PRAISE
“This book challenges the extractive industry to examine some
difficult dilemmas confronting miners and indigenous peoples in terms
of corporate social responsibility. The Rio Tinto Group believes that
there is a strong business case for corporate social responsibility
and that, done well, it can create enduring value for shareholders.
Constructive scrutiny and debate are an essential element of this.
However, as the case studies in this volume demonstrate, the political
context shapes both the nature of that debate and the practice of
corporate social responsibility. Any mining executive – indeed any
developer – concerned about the social context of a project will find
this a stimulating and thought-provoking read.”
Tom Albanese, CEO, Rio Tinto
"In a field so prone to diatribe and polemic, Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh
and Saleem Ali have produced an analysis that will be useful to
indigenous communities, corporations, activists, scholars, students,
and policy-makers. Their extensive fieldwork and research yield
invaluable ‘dos’ and ‘don'ts’ that can help protect rights and permit
mutually beneficial results on the ground."
Joseph P. Kalt, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political
Economy; Co-Director, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic
Development, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
The 500-year-long collision course between indigenous peoples and
those interested in possessing the resources embedded in and on their
lands has entered a new phase as corporations face heightened social
responsibility scrutiny at a time when indigenous peoples finally
enjoy international recognition of their rights. This volume is a must-
read for anyone interested in understanding the myriad ways in which
indigenous peoples and extractive industries are engaging with one
another in the contemporary globalised era.
Ellen L. Lutz, Executive Director, Cultural Survival
… it is essential to have available rigorous, critical analysis of the
policies, motives and actions of multinational resource corporations
in their dealings with indigenous peoples. It is equally important to
appreciate the differing responses of indigenous groups, and to
understand the impact of dominant political and legal systems on the
choices open to them and on the strategies they pursue in dealing with
corporations. This book makes a valuable contribution in this regard.
It brings together information on the experiences of indigenous
peoples around the world, of the impacts on them of corporate policies
and actions, and of the successes and failures of indigenous peoples
in engaging with resource companies and governments. By doing so it
will help ensure that the principle of ‘corporate social
responsibility’ becomes a reality in the Kimberley and in other
indigenous homelands.
Wayne Bergmann, Executive Director, Kimberley Land Council
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Wayne Bergmann, Executive Director, Kimberley Land Council
Introduction
Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Department of Politics and Public Policy,
Griffith University, Australia
1. Corporate social responsibility and democratisation: opportunities
and obstacles
Katherine Trebeck, Research and Policy Executive, the Wise Group,
Glasgow, UK
2. The impact of resource development on social ties: theory and
methods for assessment
Sharman Haley, Institute of Social and Economic Research, University
of Alaska Anchorage, USA, and James S. Magdanz, Alaska Department of
Fish and Game, Kotzebue Alaska, USA
3. Realising solidarity: indigenous peoples and non-governmental
organisations in the contested terrains of mining and corporate
accountability
Catherine Coumans, MiningWatch Canada
4. Understanding corporate-aboriginal agreements on mineral
development: a conceptual framework
Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh, Department of Politics and Public Policy,
Griffith University, Australia
5. Indigenous peoples, corporate social responsibility and the
fragility of the interpersonal domain
Richie Howitt, Department of Human Geography, Macquarie University,
Australia, and Rebecca Lawrence, Department of Sociology, University
of Stockholm, Sweden
6. Corporate engagement with indigenous women in the minerals
industry: making space for theory
Ginger Gibson, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering,
University of British Columbia, Canada, and Deanna Kemp, Centre for
Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland, Australia
7. Archaeological heritage and traditional forests within the logging
economy of British Columbia: an opportunity for corporate social
responsibility
Bill Angelbeck, Department of Anthropology, University of British
Columbia, Canada
8. Indigenous employment outcomes in the Australian mining industry
Tanuja Barker, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University
of Queensland, Australia
9. The fragmentation of responsibilities in the Melanesian Mining sector
Colin Filer and John Burton, Research School of Pacific and Asian
Studies, Australian National University, and Glenn Banks, School of
People, Environment and Planning, Massey University, New Zealand
10. Shareholder activism and corporate behaviour in Ecuador: a
comparative study of two oil ventures
Emily McAteer, RiskMetrics Group, USA, Jamie Cerretti, Environment
America, USA, and Saleem H. Ali, University of Vermont, USA
11. Environmental justice concerns with transnational mining
operations: exploring the limitations of post-crisis community
dialogues in Peru
Isabelle Anguelovski, Department of Urban Studies and Planning,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
12. Indigenous people and mineral resource extraction in Russia: the
case of diamonds
Susan A. Crate, Department of Environmental Science and Policy,
George Mason University, USA, and Natalia Yakovleva, BRASS Research
Centre, Cardiff University, UK
Conclusion
Saleem H. Ali, University of Vermont, USA
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