The historical emergence of centralised mineral resource governance in Ghana can be tied to its failed colonially transplanted legal system. This book offers a sobering reflection of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) formalisation, with a focus on its complex operationalisation in formerly colonized societies. Through its thought-provoking analysis, engagement with the archives and emphasis on knowledge co-production, the study crucially examines how sustainability is engendered in indigenous, small-scale mining operations. Its reliance on decolonial legal pluralism and indigenous philosophy seeks to ignite meaningful conversations which are grounded in environmental responsibility, transparency and accountability in the administration of access to mineral rights.
Arvustused
This book deploys an impressive body of secondary literature across several disciplines, including poetry and literary sources. The deft use of material from colonial era local newspapers is a fantastic addition to the history of archival and secondary sources. Dzodzi Tsikata, SOAS University of London
This is a unique and imaginative project that should advance debates on resource governance and the formalization of artisanal mining. Roy Maconachie, University of Bath
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Legislations and Cases
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Towards a Decolonial Examination of ASM Formalization in
Ghana
Chapter
1. Against Paper Formalization in Ghana: Critical Reflections on
ASM Informality and Alternative Legal Possibilities
Chapter
2. Decolonizing Methodologies in ASM Research
Chapter
3. Decolonial Legal Pluralism and Informal Miners Trajectories in
ASM
Chapter
4. Native Lands, States Gold: Mapping the History Of
Monist-Pluralism in ASM in Ghana
Chapter
5. Navigating Colonial Legacies and the Living Customary Law in ASM
Formalization in Ghana
Chapter
6. Reclaiming the Past: Chieftaincy, ASM and the Decolonial
Reimagination of Indigenous Mineral Governance
Conclusion: Moving Forward: Deconstructing ASM Informality and the Living
Customary Law in Ghana
References
Index
Linda Mensah is Lecturer in Law and Director of the Environmental Law and Climate Justice Programme at the University of Stirling. Her research is grounded in African indigenous knowledge systems with advocacy focusing on environmental justice in mining-affected communities and Afro-economist approaches to climate justice. She has published widely on these topics with her latest research project examining domestic courts and their delivery of environmental rule of law in Ghana.
