Doing ‘Dirt Research’ in Northern Mining Towns: An Overview

•Fieldwork (broadly conceived) is central to the understanding of extractive industries and regions.•Earlier generation of case- and field-based research could be faulted at times for a somewhat myopic focus on local encounters with extractive industries.•In relation to extractive industries, there...

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Published inThe extractive industries and society Vol. 12; p. 101182
Main Authors Keeling, Arn, Rodon, Thierry
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2022
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Summary:•Fieldwork (broadly conceived) is central to the understanding of extractive industries and regions.•Earlier generation of case- and field-based research could be faulted at times for a somewhat myopic focus on local encounters with extractive industries.•In relation to extractive industries, there is a difficult balance between reflecting the intensely local and place-based factors and the insights gained through comparative analysis .
ISSN:2214-790X
DOI:10.1016/j.exis.2022.101182