Echoes of Realism
Echoes of realism exist where mining companies "cloak" themselves in nationality and international institutions effect legal control.
Wider Views: Foregrounding and Perspectivalism
Foregrounding, (the assignment of importance), and Perspectivalism, (alternate viewpoint analysis), are applicable to the mining industry.
Funnels of Materialism
Materialism as a theory frames the importance of property, economic power, and the presence of inequality.
Mirroring Liberalism
Institutions in mining. Accrediting good practices and avoiding, or resolving, conflict is an institutional norm in mining which creates the infrastructure and skill sets to discuss and resolve complex issues.
Narratives of Constructivism
The social world with which mining interacts is dominated by identity, lived experiences, and narratives in complex socially constructed contexts.