By Emma R. Earlier this month I had a chance to take a short break from thesis writing and attend a workshop that explored some of the varying parameters of Corporate Community Development (CCD) within the mining sector, to return to PNG and discuss my research findings with Newcrest’s community relations staff working on the ground on Lihir Island, and to revisit the community where I lived for two months whilst undertaking my PhD research fieldwork… And all within 8 days! It began on the 1st March 2016 in Brisbane, with both Glenn and I being fortunate to have the opportunity to be involved in a CCD seminar hosted by the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) and the University of Queensland in Brisbane. The substantive...Read more
The ‘Old Country’ recently played host to three members of the Marsden team who were on a Conference ‘Bombing’ trip, presenting some of the initial empirical findings and conceptual developments from the project. The team had organised panel...Read more
It was June 2015 and it was time, time for our Marsden team to come together as a group and time for us to front up to the key stakeholders involved in the tourism research in Fiji as we delivered our preliminary findings and sought their...Read more
By Emma Hughes This month I had the opportunity to return to the villages where I had undertaken my fieldwork in Fiji and catch up with some of my participants, 6 months on from my last stay. Returning to the field was a very different experience...Read more
By Emma Hughes I have now completed 4 months of fieldwork in Fiji. I spent 2 months on the Coral Coast and 2 months in Nadi, the town adjacent to one of Fiji’s major tourism destinations, Denarau Island. The majority of the international hotel...Read more
By Emma Richardson (PhD Candidate) It’s nearly Christmas and I’m currently completing the final weeks of my research fieldwork in New Ireland Province, PNG. On my arrival back in New Zealand on Christmas Eve I will have undertaken two...Read more
by Sharon McLennan One of the advantages of being the post-doctoral scholar on this project is the opportunity to visit both Papua New Guinea and Fiji, working with both PhD students and getting an overview of the two case study sites. The aim of...Read more
(by Glenn Banks) On a recent visit to Australia I was able to sound out corporate level management from the two mining companies that we are looking at using for case studies for the Papua New Guinea component of the project. These are Newcrest –...Read more
Emma Richardson (PhD Candidate) Our recent visit to PNG was essentially a PhD research fieldwork scoping exercise. The purpose of this visit was to engage with a community affected by the mining sector and to seek support for a future community...Read more
Glenn Banks The whole Marsden team had a great couple of days up at Albany (Auckland) last week. On Wednesday afternoon we held our first meeting with the team’s Advisory Group. Installed in the Boardroom at the Massey University campus, we...Read more
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