Political opportunity and mobilization : The evolution of a Swedish miningsceptical movement
As demand for minerals is expected to increase due to the energy transition needed to meet climate targets, mineral exploration will continue intensifying. Surveys find that public acceptance of the mining industry is low, particularly in the EU, suggesting that mining conflicts may increase in both...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-163591 2023-10-09T21:49:22+02:00 Political opportunity and mobilization : The evolution of a Swedish miningsceptical movement Zachrisson, Anna Beland Lindahl, Karin 2019 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-163591 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101477 eng eng Umeå universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen Umeå universitet, Arktiskt centrum vid Umeå universitet (Arcum) Resources policy, 0301-4207, 2019, 64, orcid:0000-0002-2372-1551 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-163591 doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101477 ISI:000503094300005 Scopus 2-s2.0-85072623739 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Mining Social movements Conflict National mineral policy Political opportunity structures Governance Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies) Statsvetenskap (exklusive studier av offentlig förvaltning och globaliseringsstudier) Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2019 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101477 2023-09-22T14:01:41Z As demand for minerals is expected to increase due to the energy transition needed to meet climate targets, mineral exploration will continue intensifying. Surveys find that public acceptance of the mining industry is low, particularly in the EU, suggesting that mining conflicts may increase in both number and intensity. Conflict usually occurs in places where a significant number of local actors mobilize resistance against a mining company. Their success is dependent on the emergence of a broader social movement that jumps to the relevant scale of regulation, often the national level. Despite this, very little attention is being paid to the emergence of such a movement, as well as to the state and its institutions, in studies on mining conflicts. Most research into mining conflicts examines developing countries, while mining resistance is an emerging issue also in developed nations, not least in the Arctic. Understanding mining resistance is important in avoiding or addressing conflicts that can be costly for companies, communities, and the state. This paper explores the relationship between state politics and mining resistance at the national level, drawing on social movement research and the concept of political opportunity structures. The results show that confrontational mining resistance will grow at the national level when the state offers little access nor influence to mining-sceptical actors in either policy formulation or implementation, and where there is a sufficient number of simultaneously ongoing contested licensing processes. In cases where indigenous people are involved, weak or contested indigenous rights may also spur resistance. Pathways to Sustainability in Mining: Coping with Conflicts Mining in the Swedish mountains: exploring long term sustainability pathways Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Resources Policy 64 101477 |
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As demand for minerals is expected to increase due to the energy transition needed to meet climate targets, mineral exploration will continue intensifying. Surveys find that public acceptance of the mining industry is low, particularly in the EU, suggesting that mining conflicts may increase in both number and intensity. Conflict usually occurs in places where a significant number of local actors mobilize resistance against a mining company. Their success is dependent on the emergence of a broader social movement that jumps to the relevant scale of regulation, often the national level. Despite this, very little attention is being paid to the emergence of such a movement, as well as to the state and its institutions, in studies on mining conflicts. Most research into mining conflicts examines developing countries, while mining resistance is an emerging issue also in developed nations, not least in the Arctic. Understanding mining resistance is important in avoiding or addressing conflicts that can be costly for companies, communities, and the state. This paper explores the relationship between state politics and mining resistance at the national level, drawing on social movement research and the concept of political opportunity structures. The results show that confrontational mining resistance will grow at the national level when the state offers little access nor influence to mining-sceptical actors in either policy formulation or implementation, and where there is a sufficient number of simultaneously ongoing contested licensing processes. In cases where indigenous people are involved, weak or contested indigenous rights may also spur resistance. Pathways to Sustainability in Mining: Coping with Conflicts Mining in the Swedish mountains: exploring long term sustainability pathways |
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Political opportunity and mobilization : The evolution of a Swedish miningsceptical movement |
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Political opportunity and mobilization : The evolution of a Swedish miningsceptical movement |
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Political opportunity and mobilization : The evolution of a Swedish miningsceptical movement |
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