Event Date: December 7, 2011 - 10:00 am
Location: Social Sciences Building, 120 Universi

Book launch and panel discussion featuring:

TIM SHAW, Carleton, Dalhousie, Royal Roads and Saint Mary’s Universities;
JULIA SAGEBIEN, Dalhousie University and University of Puerto Rico;
JAN BOON, Natural Resources Canada and Carleton University;
BONNIE CAMPBELL, ETIENNE ROY-GRÉGOIRE, and MYRIAM LAFORCE, Groupe de Recherche sur les Activités Minières en Afrique (GRAMA), Université du Québec à Montréal;
CATHERINE COUMANS, Asia-Pacific Program MiningWatch Canada;
IAN SMILLIE, Diamond Development Initiative.

Chaired by STEPHEN BROWN, University of Ottawa.

Presented by CIPS.
Free. In English. Registration is not required.

As debates rage about the responsibilities of business and government in global extractives industries, there remains a significant lack of empirical research and theoretical analysis focused on the dynamics of resource extraction, governance and corporate social responsibility. This collection takes a broad, ‘governance ecosystem’ view to exploring the complex and crosscutting relationships between key actors involved in and affected by mining governance in Latin America.