When: Thursday February 11th, 11:15-12:00
Where: Centre for Sami Studies, Guovssu, TEO H2.228
Dr. Catherine Howlett will present on the topic "Discursive Constraints on Indigenous Participation in Economic Opportunities: Coal Seam Gas (CSG) development in Australia".
Dr. Howlett's research focuses on the political economy of mineral and energy development on Indigenous lands in Australia. She has recently completed an internally funded research project examining the development of Coal Seam Gas on Indigenous lands in NSW, Australia. She is currently collaborating with a Swedish Colleague on a large international research project examining the CSR policies of major companies involved in mining projects on Indigenous lands. She is the author of The Politics of Mining on Indigenous Lands: The Story of Century Zinc Mine (2010) and numerous journal articles. Dr Howlett has established research relationships with many Indigenous communities throughout Australia and has published widely on Indigenization of higher education curricula. She is committed to engaged and ethical research with Indigenous peoples and is the Indigenous research ethics specialist on the Commonwealth Scientific International Research Organization (CSIRO) Social Science Research Ethics Committee.