A Historical Institutionalist Understanding of Participatory Governance and Aboriginal Peoples: The Case of Policy Change in Ontario's Mining Sector*. Grant, J. A., Panagos, D., Hughes, M., & Mitchell, M. I. Social Science Quarterly, September, 2014.
A Historical Institutionalist Understanding of Participatory Governance and Aboriginal Peoples: The Case of Policy Change in Ontario's Mining Sector* [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Objective Natural resource policy has been a constant source of conflict between “Aboriginal” and “non-Aboriginal” stakeholders in Canada. We employ a historical institutionalist analysis to examine the extent to which changes to the Canadian Constitution in 1982 and Ontario's Mining Act in 2009 enabled Aboriginal communities to become equal partners in participatory governance arrangements in mineral resource sectors. Methods We analyze primary sources consisting of federal and provincial legislation and in-person interviews conducted across Ontario in 2010. Results The existing Canadian mining policy paradigm, while under significant pressure, has not yet been displaced by a new policy paradigm that would better accommodate the interests of Aboriginal stakeholders. Consequently, Aboriginal peoples’ mineral resource claims are likely to remain unresolved. Conclusion We suggest how a policy paradigm that both improves Aboriginal-state relations and reduces uncertainty in the mining sector offers a promising political foundation for participatory governance and cooperative engagement between stakeholders.
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	title = {A {Historical} {Institutionalist} {Understanding} of {Participatory} {Governance} and {Aboriginal} {Peoples}: {The} {Case} of {Policy} {Change} in {Ontario}'s {Mining} {Sector}*},
	copyright = {© 2014 by the Southwestern Social Science Association},
	issn = {1540-6237},
	shorttitle = {A {Historical} {Institutionalist} {Understanding} of {Participatory} {Governance} and {Aboriginal} {Peoples}},
	url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ssqu.12115/abstract},
	doi = {10.1111/ssqu.12115},
	abstract = {Objective

Natural resource policy has been a constant source of conflict between “Aboriginal” and “non-Aboriginal” stakeholders in Canada. We employ a historical institutionalist analysis to examine the extent to which changes to the Canadian Constitution in 1982 and Ontario's Mining Act in 2009 enabled Aboriginal communities to become equal partners in participatory governance arrangements in mineral resource sectors.


Methods

We analyze primary sources consisting of federal and provincial legislation and in-person interviews conducted across Ontario in 2010.


Results

The existing Canadian mining policy paradigm, while under significant pressure, has not yet been displaced by a new policy paradigm that would better accommodate the interests of Aboriginal stakeholders. Consequently, Aboriginal peoples’ mineral resource claims are likely to remain unresolved.


Conclusion

We suggest how a policy paradigm that both improves Aboriginal-state relations and reduces uncertainty in the mining sector offers a promising political foundation for participatory governance and cooperative engagement between stakeholders.},
	language = {en},
	urldate = {2014-09-16},
	journal = {Social Science Quarterly},
	author = {Grant, J. Andrew and Panagos, Dimitrios and Hughes, Michael and Mitchell, Matthew I.},
	month = sep,
	year = {2014},
	pages = {n/a--n/a},
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