Colloquium on socio-economic aspects of resource extraction industries (part 3 of 3)

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

Escalating export-driven resource extraction in Latin America and the Caribbean continues to attract the interest of researchers, policymakers, and the public at large. In this colloquium composed of three panel sessions, we present some of the latest research in this vibrant area of study. Papers focus on issues such as: developmental considerations; regulatory, governance and taxation regimes; international dispute settlement; socio-environmental conflicts; land seizure; community impacts and resistance; indigenous peoples; gender and status of women; human rights impact assessment; and social and economic inequality. Country foci include Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru.

Sub Track

• Biodiversity, Natural Resources, and Environment.

Chair

• Marie Dominik Langlois, UQAM

Individual Presentations

• Absolute rejection and compromise in communities affected by the extractive industry in Guatemala: The case of the Marlin mine - Samantha K Fox, Binghamton University

• Pueblos indígenas, identidad y la minería: El pueblo Xinka en el conflicto con la mina Escobal - Marie Dominik Langlois, UQAM

• The Underworld of Gold Mining in Colombia - Daniel G Tubb, Yale University

Discussant

• Areli S Valencia Vargas, University of Ottawa