The University of Queensland

The use of social impact assessment in mining projects

Bainton, Nicholas and Burton, John (2024). The use of social impact assessment in mining projects. Handbook of Social Impact Assessment and Management. (pp. 81-96) Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781802208870.00013

The state that cannot absent itself: New Caledonia as opposed to Papua New Guinea and Australia

Burton, John and Levacher, Claire (2021). The state that cannot absent itself: New Caledonia as opposed to Papua New Guinea and Australia. The absent presence of the state in large-scale resource extraction projects. (pp. 313-346) Canberra, ACT Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/ap.2021.10

The reasonableness of leaders and the gaming of mining incomes in Papua New Guinea

Burton, John (2019). The reasonableness of leaders and the gaming of mining incomes in Papua New Guinea. Pacific realities: Changing Perspectives on Resilience and Resistance. (pp. 132-150) edited by Laurent Dousset and Mélissa Nayral. Brooklyn, NY, United States: Berghahn Books. doi: 10.2307/j.ctvw04bg3.10

Disconnected development worlds: responsibility towards local communities in Papua New Guinea

Burton, John and Onguglo, Joyce (2017). Disconnected development worlds: responsibility towards local communities in Papua New Guinea. Large-scale mines and local-level politics: between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. (pp. 261-289) edited by Colin Filer and Pierre-Yves Le Meur. Acton, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/lmlp.10.2017.09

Evidence of the ‘new competencies’?

Burton, John (2012). Evidence of the ‘new competencies’?. Dilemmas of development: the social and economic impact of the Porgera gold mine, 1989-1994. (pp. 280-301) edited by Colin Filer. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/dd.12.2012.09

The fragmentation of responsibilities in the Melanesian mining sector

Filer, Colin, Burton, John and Banks, Glenn (2008). The fragmentation of responsibilities in the Melanesian mining sector. Earth matters: Indigenous peoples, the extractive industries and corporate social responsibility. (pp. 163-179) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781351279680-10

Determinacy of groups and the ‘owned commons’ in Papua New Guinea and Torres Strait

Burton, John (2007). Determinacy of groups and the ‘owned commons’ in Papua New Guinea and Torres Strait. Customary land tenure and registration in Australia and Papua New Guinea: anthropological perspectives. (pp. 175-198) edited by James F. Weiner and Katie Glaskin. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/cltrapng.06.2007.09

Knowing about culture: the handling of social issues at resource projects in Papua New Guinea

Burton, John (2005). Knowing about culture: the handling of social issues at resource projects in Papua New Guinea. Culture and Sustainable Development in the Pacific. (pp. 98-110) edited by Antony Hooper. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/csdp.04.2005.07

A socio-spatial analysis of Australia's critical minerals endowment and policy implications

Burton, John, Kemp, Deanna, Barnes, Rodger and Parmenter, Joni (2024). A socio-spatial analysis of Australia's critical minerals endowment and policy implications. Resources Policy, 88 104448, 104448. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104448

Multidimensional poverty and small-scale mining in the shadow of large-scale mines in Papua New Guinea

Hamago, Joel, Burton, John, Owen, John and Bainton, Nicholas (2023). Multidimensional poverty and small-scale mining in the shadow of large-scale mines in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Rural Studies, 101 103045, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103045

Critical reflections on the Juukan Gorge parliamentary inquiry and prospects for industry change

Kemp, Deanna, Kochan, Kathryn and Burton, John (2023). Critical reflections on the Juukan Gorge parliamentary inquiry and prospects for industry change. Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law, 41 (4), 379-402. doi: 10.1080/02646811.2022.2156202

The Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership: Power and diplomacy in the Pacific

Sharma, Vigya, Heynen, Anthony P., Bainton, Nicholas and Burton, John (2021). The Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership: Power and diplomacy in the Pacific. Energy Research and Social Science, 79 102186, 102186. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2021.102186

Land relations, resource extraction and displacement effects in island Papua New Guinea

Bainton, Nicholas, Burton, John and Owen, John R. (2021). Land relations, resource extraction and displacement effects in island Papua New Guinea. The Journal of Peasant Studies, 49 (6), 1-21. doi: 10.1080/03066150.2021.1928086

Land, labour and capital: Small and large-scale miners in Papua New Guinea

Bainton, Nicholas, Owen, John R., Kenema, Simon and Burton, John (2020). Land, labour and capital: Small and large-scale miners in Papua New Guinea. Resources Policy, 68 101805, 101805. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101805

Life expectancy of Kokoda Track Authority communities in Central Province, Papua New Guinea

Burton, John (2018). Life expectancy of Kokoda Track Authority communities in Central Province, Papua New Guinea. Contemporary PNG Studies, 29, 34-50.

Are the people of Manda in Middle Fly poor? A development assessment using the Oxford Multidimensional Poverty Index

Burton, John (2018). Are the people of Manda in Middle Fly poor? A development assessment using the Oxford Multidimensional Poverty Index. Contemporary PNG Studies: DWU Research Journal, 28, 84-98.

Agency and the «Avatar» narrative at the Porgera gold mine, Papua New Guinea

Burton, John (2014). Agency and the «Avatar» narrative at the Porgera gold mine, Papua New Guinea. Journal de la Societe des Oceanistes, 138-139 (1), 37-51. doi: 10.4000/jso.7118

The anthropology of personal identity: intellectual property rights issues in Papua New Guinea, West Papua and Australia

Burton, John (2007). The anthropology of personal identity: intellectual property rights issues in Papua New Guinea, West Papua and Australia. Australian Journal of Anthropology, 18 (1), 40-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.2007.tb00076.x

Fratricide and inequality: things fall apart in Eastern New Guinea

Burton, John (2003). Fratricide and inequality: things fall apart in Eastern New Guinea. Archaeology in Oceania, 38 (3), 203-216. doi: 10.1002/j.1834-4453.2003.tb00546.x

Quarrying in a tribal society

Burton, John (1984). Quarrying in a tribal society. World Archaeology, 16 (2), 234-247. doi: 10.1080/00438243.1984.9979930

A dysentery epidemic in New Guinea and its mortality∗

Burton, John (1983). A dysentery epidemic in New Guinea and its mortality∗. The Journal of Pacific History, 18 (4), 236-261. doi: 10.1080/00223348308572471

INDIGENOUSESTATE2023

Burton, John, Kemp, Deanna, Barnes, Rodger and Parmenter, Joni (2024). INDIGENOUSESTATE2023. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/e79f928

The justice dimensions of extracting energy transition metals from the Pacific

Skrzypek, Emilka, Bainton, Nicholas, Burton, John and Lèbre, Eleonore (2022). The justice dimensions of extracting energy transition metals from the Pacific. London, United Kingdom: The British Academy. doi: 10.5871/just-transitions-s-i/e-s

The Porgera mine in PNG: some background

Burton, John and Banks, Glenn (2020). The Porgera mine in PNG: some background. Development Policy Blog. Development Policy Centre, The Australian National University.