The Politics of Resource Extraction

International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines.

"Indispensable reading for anyone working at the fraught intersection of extractive industry and indigenous peoples." - Stuart Kirsch, University of Michigan, USA and author of Mining Capitalism

"Scrutinizing the intricate and complex politics of resource extraction involving indigenous communities, multinational corporations, and domestic and multilateral government institutions across the globe, this well-crafted edited volume brings together case studies from around the globe. Each narrative of indigenous struggles with extractive industries and state hegemonies featured in this collection tells a common and sad story of indigenous marginalization, disadvantage, and plight. The breadth and scope of this piece of work will not only provoke thought and stimulate insights but will spur indigenous activism. It is indeed a compelling read." - Alberto G. Gomes, La Trobe University, Australia

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JON ALTMAN Director and Professor at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research of the Australian National University MEGAN DAVIS Senior Lecturer at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning of the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia KORINNA HORTA Senior environmental economist for the international programme of Environmental Defense, Washington, DC, USA BEN NAANEN Professor in the Department of History and Diplomatic Studies of the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria THOMAS PERREAULT Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University, USA RAYMUNDO D. ROVILLOS Associate Professor of History and Dean of the College of Social Sciences at the University of the Philippines, Banguio VICTORIA TAULI-CORPUZ Executive Director of the Tebtebba Foundation, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and Convenor of the Asian Indigenous Women's Network PATRICIA URTEAGA-CROVETTO Lecturer at the Pontificial Catholic University of Peru, and National Coordinator of the 'Concertación' and 'GIRH-Perú' Projects VIRGINIUS XAXA Professor of Sociology at the Delhi School of Economics of the University of Delhi, India

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Transnational Governmentality in the Context of Resource Extraction; S.Sawyer & E.T.Gomez On Indigenous Identity and a Language of Rights; S.Sawyer & E.T.Gomez State, Capital, Multinational Institutions and Indigenous Peoples; S.Sawyer & E.T.Gomez Indigenous Rights, Mining Corporations and the Australian State; J.Altman Extracting Justice: Natural Gas, Indigenous Mobilization and the Bolivian State; T.Perreault The Broker State and the 'Inevitability' of Progress: The Camisea Project and Indigenous Peoples in Peru; P.Urteaga-Crovetto Development, Power and Identity Politics in the Philippines; R.D.Rovillos & V.Tauli-Corpuz The Nigerian State, Multinational Oil Corporations and the Indigenous Communities of the Niger Delta; B.Naanen Identity, Power and Development: The Kondhs in Orissa, India; V.Xaxa Public-Private Partnership and Institutional Capture: The State, International Institutions and Indigenous Peoples in Chad and Cameroon; K.Horta Identity, Power and Rights: The State, International Institutions and Indigenous Peoples in Canada; M.Davis Attending to the Paradox: Public Governance and Inclusive International Platforms; S.Sawyer & E.T.Gomez Appendix 1: International Conventions and IFI Policies on Indigenous Rights Appendix 2: Cross-Section of Domestic Legislation Pertaining to Indigenous Rights Appendix 3: Legal Institutions and Authorities for the Enforcement of Indigenous Rights