Academic Publications

Book Chapters

[2] 2023. “Unjust Transitions to Low Carbon Economies: Reflections on Stakeholder Capitalism and Responsible Cobalt Supply Chains.” In Anthony Goerzen (Ed.). Research Handbook on International Corporate Social Responsibility. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing. (with J. Lebert). https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802207040

[1] 2023. "Extractive bargains and the role of downstream supply chain actors." In Paul Bowles and Nathan Andrews (Eds.). Extractive Bargains: Natural Resources and the State-Society Nexus, 341-343. London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32172-6_15

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

[23]. In Preparation. “Terminologies of responsible gold and the politics of labeling precious minerals.” For submission to Resources Policy. (with N. M. Smith)

[22] In Preparation. “A critical review of interfaces between green mining and Indigenous communities.” For submission to Journal of Rural Studies. (with N. M. Smith and A. Malone)

[22] In Review. “Decolonizing green extractivism through the redefinition of capital landing.” Finance and Space. (with P. Le Billon and J. DiCarlo)

[20] In Review. “Could Justice40 reproduce injustices in the critical mineral sector?” for submission to Nature Sustainability. (with A. Malone and N. M. Smith)

[19] In Review. "Hostile terrain as an extractive imperative? Ruggedness, remoteness, and the politics of social mobilization." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space.

[18] In Review. “Standardizing green extractivism: Western and Chinese environmental and social governance in the age of the climate crisis.” For submission to The Extractive Industries and Society. (with J. DiCarlo and H. Park)

[17] In Review. “Will Congo move up the battery supply chain? Strategic capitalism, friendshoring, and localized manufacturing in the time of the green transition.” The Extractive Industries and Society.

[16] In Review. "Micro-geopolitics on the Congolese Copperbelt: Pericentricity, cobalt, and Chinese battery manufacturing." Globalizations (with J. DiCarlo)

[15] In Review. "Artificial intelligence and global supply chains sustainability." Journal of Cleaner Production. (with O. Makinde, P. Le Billon, P. Dauvergne, and D. Belhabib)

[14] Revise and Resubmit. "Fractured extraction and the politics of China's green minerals." China Quarterly. (with J. DiCarlo and C. Combs)

[13] Revise and Resubmit. "Techno-human rights: Cobalt mining, sedimentation, and blockchain." American Anthropologist.

[12] In Second Review. "Responsible extractivism and other tales. LinkedIn, feel good, and the politics of responsible mining on social media." Geoforum. 

[11] 2024. "Mining green minerals with the Taliban: Addressing new sourcing risks from Afghanistan in the age of the green transition." The Extractive Industries and Society 17: 101446. (with N. Buffenoir and F. Gholami) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2024.101446

[10] 2024. "Green transition’s necropolitics. Inequalities, climate extractivism, and the creation of a decarbonized class." Antipode. (with P. Le Billon) https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.13032

[9] 2024 "Verification and the culture of auditing in the open seas. Considerations for the deep-sea mining industry." Resources Policy 89: 104577. (with C. B. G. James) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104577

[8] 2023. “Mitigating risks as justification for a new extractivist frontier? Congolese artisanal cobalt and the development of deep sea mining.” Conjonctures de l’Afrique Centrale. https://www.eca-creac.eu/fr/conjoncture-de-lafrique-centrale-2023

[7] 2023. “Outer space mining: Exploring techno-utopianism in a time of climate crisis.” Annals of the American Association of Geographers. Latest Articles. (with P. Le Billon) https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2023.2201339

[6] 2023. “Governing Supply Chain at a Distance.”  Law and Social Inquiry. Early View (with G. Sarfaty) https://doi.org/10.1017/lsi.2023.17

[5] 2023. “Green transition mineral supply risks: Comparing artisanal and deep-sea cobalt mining in a time of climate crisis.” The Extractive Industries and Society 14: 101232. (with P. Le Billon) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2023.101232

[4] 2022. “The Green Transition in Context: Cobalt responsible sourcing for battery manufacturing.” Society and Natural Resources 35, no. 6: 784-803. (with P. Le Billon) https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2049410

[3] 2022. “Land Access Rights in Minerals’ Responsible Sourcing. The case of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” Resources Policy 75: 102534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102534

[2] 2021. “Conflict Minerals and Battery Materials Supply Chains: A mapping review of responsible sourcing initiatives.” The Extractive Industries and Society 8, no. 4: 100935. (with P. le Billon) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.100935

[1] 2021. “The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s Response to Artisanal Cobalt Mining: The Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC).” The Extractive Industries and Society 8, no. 4: 101013.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2021.101013

Book Reviews

[10] 2022. Resisting Extractivism. Peruvian Gold, Everyday Violence, and the Politics of Attention. Michael Wilson Becerril. Anthropologie et Sociétés. https://doi.org/10.7202/1091322ar.

[9] 2022. Gardens of Gold. Place-Making in Papua New Guinea. Jamon Alex Halvaksz. The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.3167/cja.2022.400210.

[8] 2022. Fabricating Transnational Capitalism: A Collaborative Ethnography of Italian-Chinese Global Fashion. Lisa Rofel and Sylvia Junko Yanagisako. Current Anthropology 62, no. 5: 820-821. https://doi.org/10.1086/717224.

[7] 2021. Fighting for Andean Resources Extractive Industries, Cultural Politics, and Environmental Struggles in Peru. Vladimir R. Gil Ramón. Anthropological Forum. https://doi.org/10.1080/00664677.2021.2017185.

[6] 2021. Hunting Game: Raiding Politics in the Central African Republic. Louisa Lombard. Journal of Contemporary African Studies. https://doi.org/abs/10.1080/02589001.2021.1958173

[5] 2021. The Dynamics of Dust. Philippe Dudouit. H-Net. https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=55608

[4] 2021. The Licit Life of Capitalism: US Oil in Equatorial Guinea. Hannah Appel. Anthropologica 63, no. 1. 10.18357/anthropologica6312021335

[3] 2020. From Water to Wine: Becoming Middle Class in Angola. Jess Auerbach. Canadian Journal of African Studies 54, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2020.1810934

[2] 2020. Under Construction: Technologies of Development in Urban Ethiopia. Daniel Mains. Politique Africaine. https://polaf.hypotheses.org/7217

[1] 2020. Fires of Gold: Law, Spirit and Sacrificial Labor in Ghana. Lauren Coyle Rosen. Journal of Modern African Studies 58, no. 4.  https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022278X20000506

Academic Conferences and Presentations

[6] 2023. Responsible sourcing and the (in)visibilization of Congo's artisanal cobalt miners in the age of the green energy transition. Center for Mining Governance, Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, DRC.

[5] 2022. Critical Minerals & the Climate: What’s at Stake in the Ring of Fire? York University, Osgoode Hall Law School, Environmental Justice & Sustainability Clinic, Toronto, Canada.

[4] 2022. The Economics and Ethics of Extraction and De(Growth). American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. Seattle, United States.

[3] 2022. Extractive Bargains at Different Scales. Experts’ closing roundtable. University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada.

[2] 2020. Industry Associations as Transnational Law Makers: The Case of the Responsible Minerals Initiative. Law and Society Association (LSA) Annual Conference, virtual meeting.

[1] 2017. Mining in Comparative Perspectives, Trends, Transformations and Theories. University of Ghent, Conflict Research Group, Ghent, Belgium.

Workshops

[2] 2022. Extractive Bargains at Different Scales. University of Northern British Columbia.

[1] 2021. Rethinking Extractivist Capitalism by Young International Scholars Autumn Research School (YISARES). University of Bremen.

Non-Academic Reports

[10] 2024. The United States’ Strategy for Securing Critical Minerals Supplies: Can It Meet the Needs of the IRA? Institut Français des Relations Internationales. Accessible here.

[9] 2023. Supporting Sustainable Mining Practices and Pathways in the Congo Region. UNU-CRIS Research Reports. Bruges: UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies. (with Gerner N. V. et al.) Accessible here.

[8] 2023. Driving Change in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An initial mapping of participation in mineral regulation and responsible sourcing. IOB Working Paper / 2023.04. (with S. Katz-Lavigne, H. Arian, and S. Geenen) Accessible here.

[7] 2023. Financing the Unbanked: How Community Savings Groups Can Create Pathways for Legal Artisanal Gold in Burkina Faso. IMPACT. (with K. Seguin and V. Reichel) Accessible here.

[6] 2022. Global Uptake of the Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas Based on Corporate Disclosure. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Accessible here.

[5] 2021. Baseline Study of Artisanal and Small-Scale Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Industry Brief. Responsible Sourcing Network. Funded by Google through the Responsible Minerals Initiative. Accessible here.

[4] 2020. Exploitation artisanale de l’or et agriculture durable au Burkina Faso. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Partnership for Action on Green Economy. Available here.  

[3] 2019. Mining the Disclosures 2019: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals and Cobalt Disclosures in Year Six. Berkeley, CA: Responsible Sourcing Network. (with P. Jurewicz and S. Frechette) Accessible here.

[2] 2018. Mining the Disclosures 2018: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals Disclosures in Year Five. Oakland, CA: Responsible Sourcing Network. (with P. Jurewicz) Accessible here.

[1] 2017. Mining the Disclosures 2017: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals Disclosures in Year Four. Oakland, CA: Responsible Sourcing Network. (with P. Jurewicz) Accessible here.

Popular Features

[2] 2022. A green transition should prioritize the oceans carbon sinks over deep-sea mining, Policy Options, July 28, 2022. [online] Accessible here. (with P. Le Billon)

[1] 2015. Bientôt une loi pour protéger les Pygmées de RDC ?, Le Monde, September 9, 2015. [online] Available here.

Non Academic Conferences and Presentations

[12] 2022. Panel Discussion on Green Transition Minerals and Natural Resources Management. Online Webinar . Global Affairs Canada and Natural Resources Canada.

[11] 2021. The Future of Impact Investing: An Investor’s Guide to ESG. Deep dive: Impact Investing in Africa. Online Webinar. Impact Investment.

[10] 2021. Baseline Study of Artisanal and Small-Scale Cobalt Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Online Webinar. Responsible Minerals Initiative.

[9] 2019. Preparing your 2018 Conflict Minerals Report. Online Webinar . Assent Compliance.

[8] 2019. Conflict Minerals, Present and Future. Online Webinar . Boundless Impact Investing.

[7] 2019. Mining the Disclosures 2019: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals and Cobalt Disclosures in Year Six. Online Webinar . Responsible Sourcing Network and Aviva Investors.

[6] 2018. Conflict Minerals Reporting and Supply Chain Assessment. Assent Compliance Supply Chain Summit Series, Chicago, IL, United States.

[5] 2018. Measuring and Communication Impact. Responsible Minerals Initiative Annual Conference, Santa Clara, CA, United States.

[4] 2018. Conflict Resolution: Responsible Sourcing and Ethical Minerals. Net Impact Conference, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

[3] 2018. Mining the Disclosures 2018: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals Disclosures in Year Five. Online Webinar . Responsible Sourcing Network and Responsible Minerals Initiative.

[2] 2018. Regional success stories of responsible sourcing in the Congo. AIAG Conflict Minerals Briefing, Southfield, MI, United States.

[1] 2017. Mining the Disclosures 2017: An Investor Guide to Conflict Minerals Disclosures in Year Four. Online Webinar . Responsible Sourcing Network and Source Intelligence.

Blogs and other publications

[4] 2020. Corporate Inaction on Minerals Due Diligence Motivates RSN to Shift Gears, Blog. Responsible Sourcing Network, June 1, 2020. [online] Accessible here. (with P. Jurewicz)

[3] 2019. H.R.7089 is the chance for the U.S. to assert its commitment to ending slavery on the planet. Will we miss it again?, Blog. Responsible Sourcing Network, February 8, 2019. Accessible here.

[2] 2018. Companies Need to Proactively Increase Their Actions on New Minerals Due Diligence, Blog. Responsible Sourcing Network, October 18, 2018. Accessible here.

[1] 2018. Cobalt: Let’s Not Make the Same Mistakes Twice, Blog. Responsible Sourcing Network, May 22, 2018. [online] Accessible here.