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Abstract
By using an affective analytical approach in understanding extractivism we have
demonstrated how emotions are always present, even when the opposite is
claimed. Affects and emotions emerge as essential social drivers within planning,advocating, modifying, or banning extractive projects. The analysis has shown how affects are used productively to evoke legitimacy and trust. We have shown how the orchestration of atmosphere and the disciplining of voices hindered a meaningful conversation with and integration of local citizens. Hence, such an analytical attention opens up the black boxes of the mining apparatus, in this case the part belonging to the consultation process.
This chapter focuses on the consultation processes in Narsaq, South West
Greenland in connection with Greenland Minerals’ mining project in Kuannersuit,
located approximately seven kilometers away from the town. According to the
Mineral Resources Act (Naalakkersuisut, 2009), the consultation meetings are
mandatory when the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and the social
sustainability assessment (SSA) are made available for public consultation.
demonstrated how emotions are always present, even when the opposite is
claimed. Affects and emotions emerge as essential social drivers within planning,advocating, modifying, or banning extractive projects. The analysis has shown how affects are used productively to evoke legitimacy and trust. We have shown how the orchestration of atmosphere and the disciplining of voices hindered a meaningful conversation with and integration of local citizens. Hence, such an analytical attention opens up the black boxes of the mining apparatus, in this case the part belonging to the consultation process.
This chapter focuses on the consultation processes in Narsaq, South West
Greenland in connection with Greenland Minerals’ mining project in Kuannersuit,
located approximately seven kilometers away from the town. According to the
Mineral Resources Act (Naalakkersuisut, 2009), the consultation meetings are
mandatory when the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and the social
sustainability assessment (SSA) are made available for public consultation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Resource Extraction and Arctic communities : The New Extractivist Paradigm |
| Editors | Sverker Sörlin |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date | 9 Dec 2022 |
| Pages | 145-165 |
| Chapter | 7 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781009100236 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781009110044 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Dec 2022 |
Keywords
- Extractive industries
- Rare Earth Elements
- Greenland
- public consultation
- Narsaq
- Uranium
- Emotions
- Affect
- politics
- Enviroment
- Inuit
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REXSAC: Resources, Extractive Industries and Sustainable Arctic Communities (REXSAC)
Sörlin, S., Roberts, P., Avango, D., Bjørst, L. R., Larsen, J. N., Sejersen, F. & Thisted, K.
24/06/2016 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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Session: Mining Emotions: Affective Approaches to Resource Extraction
Lill Rastad Bjørst (Lecturer), Frank Sejersen (Lecturer) & Kirsten Thisted (Lecturer)
27 Apr 2022Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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REXSAC Fieldwork trip to Greenland 13-22 August 2019Destinations: København – Narsarsuaq – Arsuk – Ivittuut/Grønnedal – Josva – Narsaq – Narsarsuaq-København
Lill Rastad Bjørst (Organizer), Dag Avango (Participant), Annika E. Nilsson (Participant), Joan Nymand Larsen (Participant), Gunhild Rosqvist (Participant) & Hannu Hannu I. HeikkineHeikkinen (Participant)
13 Aug 2019 → 22 Aug 2019Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar