Social impacts of the “glocal” mining business: case studies from Northern Europe

Suopajärvi, Leena; Ejdemo, Thomas; Klyuchnikova, Elena; Korchak, E.A.; Nygaard, Vigdis; Poelzer, Gregory

doi:10.1007/s13563-016-0092-5

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“…The four retrieved papers addressing procedural justice focused on case studies located in France [40] and in Northern European countries: Sweden [41], Finland [42], and Scandinavia/Russia [43]. Details on the characteristics and results of the selected studies are reported in Table 3.…”

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Environmental Justice in Industrially Contaminated Sites. A Review of Scientific Evidence in the WHO European Region

Pasetto

Mattioli

Marsili

2019

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In the WHO European Region the topic of contaminated sites is considered a priority among environment and health themes. Communities living in or close to contaminated sites tend to be characterized by a high prevalence of ethnic minorities and by an unfavorable socioeconomic status so rising issues of environmental justice. A structured review was undertaken to describe the contents of original scientific studies analyzing distributive and procedural justice in industrially contaminated sites carried out in the WHO European Region in the period 2010–2017. A systematic search of the literature was performed. In total, 14 articles were identified. Wherever assessments on environmental inequalities were carried out, an overburden of socioeconomic deprivation or vulnerability, with very few exemptions, was observed. The combined effects of environmental and socioeconomic pressures on health were rarely addressed. Results show that the studies on environmental and health inequalities and mechanisms of their generation in areas affected by industrially contaminated sites in the WHO European Region are in their early stages, with exemption of UK. Future efforts should be directed to improve study strategies with national and local assessments in order to provide evidence for equity-oriented interventions to reduce environmental exposure and related health risks caused by industrial contamination.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Environmental Justice in Industrially Contaminated Sites. A Review of Scientific Evidence in the WHO European Region

Pasetto

Mattioli

Marsili

2019

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“…The development of entrepreneurship is a stabilizing factor without which no balanced and sustainable development of the Arctic is possible as such. Alongside with this, a series of studies give evidence about poor development of the entrepreneurial environment in the Russian Arctic as compared to the general Russian situation, as well as about extremely non-uniform development of factors of the entrepreneurial environment (Samarina et al, 2018;Suopajärvi, et al,2017;Suopajärvi et al, 2016). The authors have also confirmed the peculiar nature of manifestation of the phenomenon of Arctic entrepreneurship which can elicit the association between the large enterprises and the opportunities for the development of small and medium businesses within the Arctic.…”

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“…The specific features of the territory of the Arctic have been noted in many studies. First, this is the corporate nature of the economy of the Arctic (Baranov et al, 2018;Edoho, 2016;Suopajärvi et al, 2016Suopajärvi et al, , 2017. The high level of corporatization is a consequence of the industrial (mainly resources-oriented) type of the economy of the Arctic.…”

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Corporate Social Responsibility as a Reserve for the Growth of Entrepreneurial Activity in the Russian Arctic

Skufina

Bazhutova

Samarina

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Purpose of the study: To explore the consists of studying the opportunities for unlocking the potential of carrying out an entrepreneurial activity of big business within the Russian Arctic as a part of corporate social responsibility policy conducted by it. Methodology: The leading approach identified is the integrated approach which includes theoretical generalizations, analysis of practical activities of the corporations, and sociological methods of obtaining the information. Main Findings: The main concepts of big business management that contribute to boosting its entrepreneurial activity have been discussed, and opportunities for enhancing the entrepreneurial activity of big business within the Russian Arctic as a constituent of the corporate social responsibility policy have been found. Applications of this study: The materials of the paper are of practical importance for corporations working within the Russian Arctic. Novelty/Originality of this study: In the work, models of corporate social responsibility implemented by corporations of the Arctic states have been summarized.

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“…As a global business based on place specific mineral deposits, mining has a rich politics of scale. Mining is often described as a 'glocal' phenomenon: international networks of production and consumption are realised in local communities and environments [66,67]. The concept of 'glocalisation' was coined to nuance the homogenising power of globalisation by showing that the effects of globalising forces are contingent upon place-based characteristics [62,66].…”

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Dirty Water, Muddied Politics: Hybridisation of Local and National Opposition to Kumtor Mine, Kyrgyzstan

Horrocks-Taylor

2018

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From a Mongolian 'super mine' to China's One Belt One Road, rapid infrastructural development is reforging Central Asia as an economic pivot of the future. Such development offers enticing economic benefits, but threatens fragile environments and local livelihoods. Due to the weakness of the state, the emphasis will be on citizens to hold developers accountable to their social and environmental pledges. Reports of political elites influencing the demands of popular protests call into question the ability of citizens to fulfil this function. This paper examines protest authenticity in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on an environmental social movement against Kumtor gold mine. We trace the emergence and evolution of the social movement, identifying the flexible discursive and scalar strategies it uses to achieve emphasis of the local level and relevance on the national scale. The discussion focuses on how national political saliency may incentivise elite involvement with social movements. This involvement can mask the local demands of the social movement, fixing the environmental problem as a national issue. It is crucial to understand the scalar dynamics of elite-protest interaction if Central Asian civil society is to hold future infrastructural developments to account.

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Social impacts of the “glocal” mining business: case studies from Northern Europe

Cited by 38 publications

References 15 publications

Environmental Justice in Industrially Contaminated Sites. A Review of Scientific Evidence in the WHO European Region

Environmental Justice in Industrially Contaminated Sites. A Review of Scientific Evidence in the WHO European Region

Corporate Social Responsibility as a Reserve for the Growth of Entrepreneurial Activity in the Russian Arctic

Dirty Water, Muddied Politics: Hybridisation of Local and National Opposition to Kumtor Mine, Kyrgyzstan

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