The impact of conflicts in the mining industry: A case study of a gold mining dispute in Greece

IF 10.2 2区 经济学 0 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Resources Policy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105292
Cosimo Magazzino
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The Skouries gold mining dispute in Greece has been a significant contention for several years. This study explores how individuals, either supportive or critical of mining, have strategically positioned themselves in discourse to safeguard their influence and control over potential risks. These strategic actions have included visible measures, such as campaigns carried out by institutions and grassroots organizations, and plans that have been expressed but not yet implemented. These tactics have given rise to divergent perspectives within each group. Whenever the mining operation faced a potential threat, the miners would take charge of the tunnels to demonstrate their indispensable connection to their work and its importance within a broader context. On the other hand, local activists, in stark contrast to the miners who relied on the mining company, developed their skills and capabilities, showcasing their resilience in the face of adversity. Despite adhering to a post-Fordist work and labor conditions model, these activists have a strong attachment to their location but were compelled to consider relocating. The research illustrates how opposing parties collaboratively generate disputes over natural resources through their strategic use of language and communication.

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采矿业冲突的影响:希腊金矿争端案例研究
几年来,希腊斯库瑞斯金矿开采争端一直是一个重大争议。本研究探讨了支持或批评采矿业的个人如何在话语中对自己进行战略定位,以维护自己的影响力和对潜在风险的控制。这些战略行动包括可见的措施,如机构和基层组织开展的运动,以及已经表达但尚未实施的计划。这些策略在每个团体内部都产生了不同的观点。每当采矿作业面临潜在威胁时,矿工们就会接管隧道,以表明他们与工作之间不可或缺的联系以及工作在更大范围内的重要性。另一方面,与依赖矿业公司的矿工形成鲜明对比的是,当地的积极分子则发展了自己的技能和能力,展示了他们在逆境中的韧性。尽管这些积极分子坚持后福特主义的工作和劳动条件模式,但他们对自己的工作地点有着强烈的依恋,却不得不考虑搬迁。这项研究说明了对立双方如何通过战略性地使用语言和交流,共同制造自然资源争端。
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Resources Policy
Resources Policy ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-
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13.40
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602
审稿时长
69 days
期刊介绍: Resources Policy is an international journal focused on the economics and policy aspects of mineral and fossil fuel extraction, production, and utilization. It targets individuals in academia, government, and industry. The journal seeks original research submissions analyzing public policy, economics, social science, geography, and finance in the fields of mining, non-fuel minerals, energy minerals, fossil fuels, and metals. Mineral economics topics covered include mineral market analysis, price analysis, project evaluation, mining and sustainable development, mineral resource rents, resource curse, mineral wealth and corruption, mineral taxation and regulation, strategic minerals and their supply, and the impact of mineral development on local communities and indigenous populations. The journal specifically excludes papers with agriculture, forestry, or fisheries as their primary focus.
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