کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
92605 159986 2010 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
A corporate responsibility? The constitution of fly-in, fly-out mining companies as governance partners in remote, mine-affected localities
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک جنگلداری
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A corporate responsibility? The constitution of fly-in, fly-out mining companies as governance partners in remote, mine-affected localities
چکیده انگلیسی

In some remote parts of Australia, mining companies have positioned themselves as central actors in governing nearby affected communities by espousing notions of ‘voluntary partnerships for sustainability’ between business, government and community. It is argued in this paper that the nature and extent of mining company interventions in nearby communities constitutes a new problematic for these corporate actors. Drawing on research conducted in two remote areas in Australia, this paper undertakes an analytics of government to ask how mining companies have become leading actors in determining the future of local, mine-affected communities. It is suggested that their interventions arise from two processes: industry priorities for securing a ‘social license to operate’ by making a positive contribution to affected communities; and the restructuring of the state which has created an institutional void in these remote localities. As a result, mining companies are ‘filling the gaps’ in local service delivery through a mode of governing that takes the form of patronage rather than partnership. This raises questions about the future viability of these communities once the mines eventually close, and new challenges of governing for corporate actors.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Rural Studies - Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 12–20
نویسندگان
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