Leadership in local mobilization against goldmining: The cases of Artvin and Eşme, Turkey

What is it about?

It illustrates how leadership plays a critical role in local mobilization against mining projects by providing discursive frames, connecting locals to broader activist networks, and coordinating collective actions. It argues that a leadership which prioritizes particular ideological commitments and identities, adopts reactive strategies, or focuses on a particular aspect of mining as the locus of resistance does not work well for the sustenance of local mobilization. Instead, a stable, collective, inclusive, and proactive leadership works better.

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