Category Archives: Academic Insights

Academic Insights on Stakeholder Analysis & License to Operate

Reassessing Social License in the Mining Sector

Social License to Operate and the Governance Foundations of Mining Legitimacy

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