Understanding activist perceptions of environmental justice success in mining resistance movements

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• dc.contributor.author Özkaynak, Begüm
• dc.contributor.author Rodríguez-Labajos, Beatriz
• dc.contributor.author Erus, Burçay
• dc.date.accessioned 2025-07-09T07:42:56Z
• dc.date.available 2025-07-09T07:42:56Z
• dc.date.issued 2021
• dc.description.abstract Using an activist-orientated dataset (the EJAtlas) of place-based mining resistances, we conduct a statistical analysis of 346 mining conflicts around the world to better understand patterns and conditions associated with activist perceptions of environmental justice (EJ) in mining conflicts. Our study uses a large set of variables, including location, project and conflict characteristics, impacts and resistance attributes. The results show that controlling for other factors, conflict intensity, timing of mobilisation, the centrality of the company in the network, conflict events, project status and the presence of international financial organisations are significant correlates of perceived EJ success. We find that mobilising during the prevention stage, and high-intensity reactions, as well as the ability to halt a project, are positively associated with perceived EJ success. In turn, the intensity of the mobilisation relates to immediate potential socio-economic and environmental impacts, and the presence of excluded and marginalised groups, whereas stopping a project relates to the timing of mobilisation and institutional contexts. We discuss these findings in the light of the literature on political ecology and social movements. We hope that our analysis will help those who seek evidence-based support for EJ activism and prompt further enquiry on mining politics in the world.
• dc.description.sponsorship This work was funded by the EJOLT project (Environmental Justice Organisations, Liabilities and Trade 2011–15) under the European Union's 7th Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration with grant agreement no. 266642. The paper also contributes to the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions under the grant agreement no. 797444 (CLAMOR). We would like to express our gratitude to Joan Martinez-Alier, Leah Temper and Daniela del Bene for the EJAtlas moderation and coordination. Special thanks are due to EJOLT partners and specific contributors along the different phases of the research, including Cem İskender Aydın, Pınar Ertör-Akyazı, Kaner Atakan Türker, Claudio Garibay, and Sol Pérez Jiménez. The constructive comments of anonymous reviewers and the editor much improved the text.
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• dc.identifier.citation Özkaynak B, Rodriguez-Labajos B, Erus B. Understanding activist perceptions of environmental justice success in mining resistance movements. Extr Ind Soc. 2021 Mar;8(1):413-22. DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2020.12.008
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2020.12.008
• dc.identifier.issn 2214-790X
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70872
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher Elsevier
• dc.relation.ispartof The Extractive Industries and Society. 2021 Mar;8(1):413-22
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/266642
• dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/797444
• dc.rights © Elsevier http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2020.12.008.
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• dc.subject.keyword Environmental justice
• dc.subject.keyword Mining conflicts
• dc.subject.keyword Social movements
• dc.subject.keyword Evidence-based analysis
• dc.title Understanding activist perceptions of environmental justice success in mining resistance movements
• dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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