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Controversy in mining development: a study of the defensive strategies of a mining company

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  • Ismael Karidio
  • David Talbot

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This paper explores the neutralization techniques used by Strateco, a junior uranium mining company, throughout the development of the Matoush project in Quebec, Canada. Based on a content analysis of the company's annual reports, official company press releases, and newspaper articles, this study identifies six techniques used by the company to justify and defend its interests over the course of 10 years. The paper develops a better understanding of the defensive impression management strategies that resource-extraction companies may use to legitimize their positions and persuade concerned parties such as governments, stakeholders and right holders. The study contributes to the literature on neutralization techniques by documenting the employment and evolution of these techniques during controversies over resource extraction. It also highlights changes amongst concerned parties targeted by these techniques over the course of the conflict.

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  • Ismael Karidio & David Talbot, 2020. "Controversy in mining development: a study of the defensive strategies of a mining company," Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(1), pages 18-43, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jsustf:v:10:y:2020:i:1:p:18-43
    DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2019.1657315
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    1. Fjellborg, Daniel & Beland Lindahl, Karin & Zachrisson, Anna, 2022. "What to do when the mining company comes to town? Mapping actions of anti-extraction movements in Sweden, 2009–2019," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    2. John R. Owen & Deanna Kemp, 2024. "Corporate Responses to Community Grievance: Voluntarism and Pathologies of Practice," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 189(1), pages 55-68, January.
    3. David Talbot & Nicolas Raineri & Alain Daou, 2021. "Implementation of sustainability management tools: The contribution of awareness, external pressures, and stakeholder consultation," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(1), pages 71-81, January.

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