TY - JOUR
T1 - Corporate security practices and human rights in West Papua
AU - McKenna, Kylie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 King's College London.
PY - 2015/8/8
Y1 - 2015/8/8
N2 - This article explores the intersections between large extractive companies, security governance and human rights. It contributes to understandings of how extractive companies can influence human rights protection in their areas of operation. Drawing on a case study of West Papua, the article argues that extractive companies have important opportunities to promote human rights through their security practices. However the power of extractive companies to determine human rights outcomes is limited by a variety of factors. Examples include: state narratives of nation-building, the financial interests of security personnel and the history of the company's involvement in the area.
AB - This article explores the intersections between large extractive companies, security governance and human rights. It contributes to understandings of how extractive companies can influence human rights protection in their areas of operation. Drawing on a case study of West Papua, the article argues that extractive companies have important opportunities to promote human rights through their security practices. However the power of extractive companies to determine human rights outcomes is limited by a variety of factors. Examples include: state narratives of nation-building, the financial interests of security personnel and the history of the company's involvement in the area.
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U2 - 10.1080/14678802.2015.1071975
DO - 10.1080/14678802.2015.1071975
M3 - Article
SN - 1467-8802
VL - 15
SP - 359
EP - 385
JO - Conflict, Security and Development
JF - Conflict, Security and Development
IS - 4
ER -