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Call for Papers
AAG 2012, New York, 24-28 February
Geographies of Extractive Industries and Development: Institutions, Territory, Justice
Organisers: Jessica Budds, The Open University, Leonith Hinojosa, The Open University, Tom Perreault, Syracuse University
While extractive industries have long been core economic activities in some parts of the world, in many places the production of minerals and hydrocarbons has intensified or increased over recent years due to the high demand for, and market prices of, these commodities. Whether in the global north or global south, extractive industries are intricately related to processes of development in two key ways: in terms of the minerals and hydrocarbons produced, as well as the processes of extraction themselves and the revenue they generate.
An increasing amount of scholarship in resource geographies, political ecology and development studies is examining these dynamics and their implications, focusing on dimensions such as global investment patterns, local development and impacts, national development, social conflict, civil society responses and corporate strategies. The aim of these sessions is to bring some of this work together in order to examine how extractive industries play a role in the production of space, society and imaginaries, and to discuss the implications for processes of governance. We propose to focus one paper session on each of three key areas: institutions, territory and justice. In doing so, we are particularly interested in:
- how extractive industries shape, and are shaped by, institutional change at different levels;
- how extractive industries contribute to the formation of territories, in both material and discursive ways; and
- how the notion of justice can be employed to analyse the implications of extractive industries, and inform policy responses.
We also aim to use the above to reflect upon the ways in which extractive industries intersect with other material and discursive processes, such as migration, urbanisation, modernisation, policy shifts and identity formation.
We invite papers that focus on a range of levels of analysis, geographical regions, and conceptual approaches. Specific topics of interest may include, but are not limited to:
• exploitation of non-mineral resources for extractive industries
• mining as a process of capital accumulation
• corporate social responsibility initiatives
• the ‘resource curse’
• engagement of and with local populations
• compensation
• spatial imaginaries
• contamination
• the life cycle of extractive industries
• indigenous rights
If you are interested in participating in this session, please contact the organisers: Jessica Budds ([log in to unmask]), Leonith Hinojosa ([log in to unmask]) or Tom Perreault ([log in to unmask]).
The deadline for submitting an abstract to the organisers is 10 September 2011.
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