Claire Parfitt and Lian Sinclair – Double Launch
Tuesday 29th October starting 6:00 pm for 6:30 pm
False Profits of Ethical Capital: Finance, Labour and the Politics of Risk by Claire Parfitt
Undermining Resistance: The Governance of Participation by Multinational Mining Corporations by Lian Sinclair
Capitalism has a seemingly endless ability to co-opt criticism and to ‘fix’ crises in ways that re-establish the legitimacy of capitalist production and accumulation. Do ESG and CSR agendas present opportunities for meaningful social and environmental action?
Can activists influence perceptions of risk, profit, and crisis to improve environmental and social outcomes?
These are the central questions tackled by False profits of ethical capital: finance, labour and the politics of risk by Claire Parfitt and Undermining resistance: The governance of participation by multinational mining corporations by Lian Sinclair, both published by Manchester University Press (MUP).
Join us to discuss these important new books and the questions they raise for both scholarship and politics.
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Claire Parfitt is a Lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Sydney.
Lian Sinclair is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Geosciences, Sydney University. Lian researches the political economy, geography, development and governance of mining in Australia, Southeast Asia and globally. Lian’s PhD was conferred in 2020 from the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University. They are also chair of the Mineral Policy Institute, a think tank and policy advocacy organisation. Twitter: @liansinclair LinkedIn: Lian Sinclair
Susan Park is Professor of Global Governance in International Relations at the University of Sydney and lead researcher at the Sydney Environment Institute.
Naomi Hogan is the Company Strategy Lead at ACCR, bringing experience in research, campaigns and advocacy, particularly on the impacts of coal and gas projects. Over the past 15 years, Naomi has worked with investors, companies, regional communities, Traditional Owners, scientists and policy makers towards enhanced climate disclosures and environmental protections.
Gareth Bryant is Chair of Political Economy at the University of Sydney, and an editor of the Progress in Political Economy series with MUP.
