Category Archives: Academic Insights

Academic Insights on Stakeholder Analysis & License to Operate

Illegal Gold Mining and the Limits of Formalization in Peru

Understanding Peru’s Structural Bottleneck: Where Large-Scale Mining and Informal Mining Collide

Trust Beyond the Mine Site: Understanding Social Licence at the Societal Level

Constructing Social License Through Cooperation: Lessons from Developing-Market Mining

Mining, Livelihoods, and Territorial Legitimacy in the Andes

Managing Expectations at Discovery: Power, Legitimacy, and Early-Stage License to Operate

Institutions Under Pressure: Mining Conflicts in Peru and Colombia

Rethinking Informality: A Global Examination of ASM Formalization

Assessing Mining’s Social Footprint: Building Models that Capture Community Realities

Defending Territory: Indigenous Resistance and Conservation Politics in the Peruvian Amazon