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Undermining resistance

By Lian Sinclair

Undermining resistance

By Lian Sinclair

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Why do multinational mining corporations use participation to undermine resistance? Do the struggles of local communities, activists and NGOs matter on a global scale? Why are there so many different global standards in mining?This book develops a new critical political economy approach to studying extractive accumulation, drawing on three detailed Indonesian cases to explain how participatory mechanisms continuously reshape and are reshaped by community-corporate conflict. Findings highlight feedback between local social relations, conflict, transnational activism, crises of legitimacy and global governance.The author argues that corporate social responsibility, community development, 'gender-mainstreaming' and environmental monitoring are neither simple outcomes of corporate ethics nor mere greenwashing strategies. Rather, participation is a mechanism to undermine resistance and create social relations amenable to extractive accumulation.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
232
Release Date:
2026-01-20
Publication Date:
2026-01-20
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
152619791X
ISBN13:
9781526197917
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
360 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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