School of Public Policy and Administration: Master of Arts, Public Administration
Many Canadian university students have computers and cell phones. These are examples of how we use minerals that are mined internationally on a daily basis.
More than 50 per cent of global mining companies are headquartered here in Canada and the increasing number of conflicts involving Canadian mining companies overseas is quite alarming. So the question arises: what are the Canadian government and Canadian companies doing to resolve and to prevent these conflicts?
With the help of a Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, I have been investigating the impact of government policies and regulations on conflict, responsible mining, and setting the norms of the sector. In January 2016, I plan to broaden my research on mining policy by examining the resolution of mining conflicts in Brazil, another country that has a significant impact on the global mining industry.
My research will become part of a global research project on mining and forestry policies that the School of Public Policy and Administration is leading. My graduate research supervisor, Dr. Alex Mallett, assisted me in arranging an exchange at Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro to do this research, with support from Carleton’s International Student Services Office (ISSO).
I’m in active talks with officials from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade & Development. I hope to eventually offer my research as policy advice to the Canadian and Brazilian governments to strengthen the conflict prevention and resolution mechanisms in their mining policies.
Friday, September 9, 2016 in FPA Voices, People, Public Policy and Administration
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