The University of Queensland

The absent presence of the state in large-scale resource extraction projects

Bainton, Nicholas A. and Skrzypek, Emilia E. eds. (2021). The absent presence of the state in large-scale resource extraction projects. Asia-pacific environment monographs, Canberra, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/ap.2021

Unequal lives: gender, race and class in the Western Pacific

Nicholas Bainton, Debra McDougall, Kalissa Alexeyeff and John Cox eds. (2021). Unequal lives: gender, race and class in the Western Pacific. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.2307/j.ctv1h45mj4

The Lihir destiny: Cultural responses to mining in Melanesia

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2010). The Lihir destiny: Cultural responses to mining in Melanesia. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU E Press.

Positionality and ethics

Bainton, Nicholas and Skrzypek, Emilia (2022). Positionality and ethics. The anthropology of resource extraction. (pp. 131-148) edited by Lorenzo D’Angelo and Robert Jan Pijpers. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003018018-8

Afterword: states of uncertainty

Bainton, Nicholas, Owen, John R. and Skrzypek, Emilia E. (2021). Afterword: states of uncertainty. The absent presence of the state in large-scale resource extraction projects. (pp. 347-360) Acton, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.2307/j.ctv1zcm2sp.17

Preface: Scholar, teacher, mentor, friend: essays in honour of Martha Macintyre

Bainton, Nick, McDougall, Debra, Alexeyeff, Kalissa and Cox, John (2021). Preface: Scholar, teacher, mentor, friend: essays in honour of Martha Macintyre. Unequal lives: gender, race and class in the Western Pacific. (pp. vii-x) edited by Bainton, Nick, McDougall, Debra, Alexeyeff, Kalissa and Cox, John. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.2307/j.ctv1h45mj4.3

Unequal Lives in the Western Pacific

Bainton, Nicholas and McDougall, Debra (2021). Unequal Lives in the Western Pacific. Unequal lives: gender, race and class in the Western Pacific. (pp. 1-46) edited by Nicholas Bainton, Debra McDougall, Kalissa Alexeyeff and John Cox. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.2307/j.ctv1h45mj4.5

An absent presence: encountering the state through natural resource extraction in Papua New Guinea and Australia

Bainton, Nicholas and Skrzypek, Emilia E. (2021). An absent presence: encountering the state through natural resource extraction in Papua New Guinea and Australia. The absent presence of the state in large-scale resource extraction projects. (pp. 1-41) edited by Nicholas Bainton and Emilia E. Skrzypek. Acton, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/ap.2021.01

Being like a state: how large-scale mining companies assume government roles in Papua New Guinea

Bainton, Nicholas and Macintyre, Martha (2021). Being like a state: how large-scale mining companies assume government roles in Papua New Guinea. The absent presence of the state in large-scale resource extraction projects. (pp. 107-140) edited by Nicholas Bainton and Emilia E. Skrzypek. Acton, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/ap.2021.04

Menacing the mine: double asymmetry and mutual incomprehension in Lihir

Bainton, Nicholas (2021). Menacing the mine: double asymmetry and mutual incomprehension in Lihir. Unequal lives: gender, race and class in the Western Pacific. (pp. 401-438) edited by Nicholas Bainton, Debra McDougall, Kalissa Alexeyeff and John Cox. Canberra, ACT Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/UE.2020

Mining and Indigenous Peoples

Bainton, Nicholas (2020). Mining and Indigenous Peoples. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology. (pp. 1-35) Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190854584.013.121

Migrants, labourers and landowners at the Lihir Gold Mine

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2017). Migrants, labourers and landowners at the Lihir Gold Mine. Large-scale mines and local-level politics : between New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. (pp. 313-351) edited by Colin Filer and Pierre-Yves Le Meur. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ANU Press. doi: 10.22459/LMLP.10.2017.11

Mortuary ritual and mining riches in Island Melanesia

Bainton, N.A. and Macintyre, M. (2016). Mortuary ritual and mining riches in Island Melanesia. Mortuary dialogues: death ritual and the reproduction of moral community in pacific modernities. (pp. 110-132) edited by David Lipset and Eric K. Silverman. New York, NY, United States: Berghahn. doi: 10.1515/9781785331725-010

The Lihir language in modern social and historical context

Bainton, N. A. (2015). The Lihir language in modern social and historical context. Grammar of the Lihir Language of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. (pp. xiii-xxiv) edited by Karl Neuhaus. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies.

"My land, my work": business development and large-scale mining in Papua New Guinea

Bainton, Nicholas A. and Macintyre, Martha (2013). "My land, my work": business development and large-scale mining in Papua New Guinea. Engaging with capitalism: cases from oceania. (pp. 139-165) edited by Fiona McCormack and Kate Barclay. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald. doi: 10.1108/S0190-1281(2013)0000033008

Are You Viable? Personal avarice, collective antagonism and grassroots development in Melanesia

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2011). Are You Viable? Personal avarice, collective antagonism and grassroots development in Melanesia. Managing modernity in the Western Pacific. (pp. 231-259) edited by Mary Patterson and Martha Macintyre. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland Press.

In the Shadow of the Palms: <scp>More‐Than‐Human</scp> Becomings in West Papua. By SophieChao. Durham, NC, USA and London, UK: Duke University Press. 2022. Pp: x + 336. Price: <scp>US</scp>$28.95

Bainton, Nicholas (2023). In the Shadow of the Palms: More‐Than‐Human Becomings in West Papua. By SophieChao. Durham, NC, USA and London, UK: Duke University Press. 2022. Pp: x + 336. Price: US$28.95. Oceania, 93 (2), 191-191. doi: 10.1002/ocea.5369

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, 103045. doi: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.103045

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

Embedding gender-responsive approaches in impact assessment and management

Götzmann, Nora and Bainton, Nicholas (2021). Embedding gender-responsive approaches in impact assessment and management. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 39 (3), 171-182. doi: 10.1080/14615517.2021.1904721

The energy‐extractives nexus and the just transition

Bainton, Nicholas, Kemp, Deanna, Lèbre, Eleonore, Owen, John R. and Marston, Greg (2021). The energy‐extractives nexus and the just transition. Sustainable Development, 29 (4) sd.2163, 624-634. doi: 10.1002/sd.2163

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

Invisibility and the extractive-pandemic nexus

Bainton, Nicholas, Owen, John R. and Kemp, Deanna (2020). Invisibility and the extractive-pandemic nexus. Extractive Industries and Society, 7 (3), 841-843. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2020.05.007

Adding and sustaining benefits: Large-scale mining and landowner business development in Papua New Guinea

Bainton, Nicholas and Jackson, Richard T. (2019). Adding and sustaining benefits: Large-scale mining and landowner business development in Papua New Guinea. Extractive Industries and Society, 7 (2), 366-375. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2019.10.005

A critical review of the social aspects of mine closure

Bainton, Nicholas and Holcombe, Sarah (2018). A critical review of the social aspects of mine closure. Resources Policy, 59, 468-478. doi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2018.08.020

Anthropology in the mining industry: Community relations after Bougainville's civil war

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2018). Anthropology in the mining industry: Community relations after Bougainville's civil war. Pacific Affairs, 91 (4), 857-859.

Land and access: a framework for analysing mining, migration and development in Melanesia

Bainton, Nicholas A. and Banks, Glenn (2018). Land and access: a framework for analysing mining, migration and development in Melanesia. Sustainable Development, 26 (5), 450-460. doi: 10.1002/sd.1890

Mining, mobility and sustainable development: an introduction

Bainton, Nicholas A., Owen, John R. and Kemp, Deanna (2018). Mining, mobility and sustainable development: an introduction. Sustainable Development, 26 (5), 437-440. doi: 10.1002/sd.1889

Zones of entanglement: researching mining arenas in Melanesia and beyond

Bainton, Nicholas and Owen, John R. (2018). Zones of entanglement: researching mining arenas in Melanesia and beyond. Extractive Industries and Society, 6 (3), 767-774. doi: 10.1016/j.exis.2018.08.012

Review of State Crime on the Margins of Empire: Rio Tinto, the War on Bougainville and Resistance to Mining. State Crime Series. By Kristian Lasslett. London: Pluto Press, 2014. x, 246 pp. US$40.00, paper. ISBN 978-0-7453-3504-9

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2017). Review of State Crime on the Margins of Empire: Rio Tinto, the War on Bougainville and Resistance to Mining. State Crime Series. By Kristian Lasslett. London: Pluto Press, 2014. x, 246 pp. US$40.00, paper. ISBN 978-0-7453-3504-9. Pacific Affairs, 90 (2), 426-428.

Pacific futures: projects, politics and interests

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2015). Pacific futures: projects, politics and interests. Oceania, 85 (3), 413-414. doi: 10.1002/ocea.5097

Gendering the Field: Towards Sustainable Livelihoods for Mining Communities

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2012). Gendering the Field: Towards Sustainable Livelihoods for Mining Communities. Australian Journal of Anthropology, 23 (2), 267-268. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-6547.2012.00193.x

The end of the beginning? Mining, sacred geographies, memory and performance in Lihir

Bainton, Nicholas A., Ballard, Chris and Gillespie, Kirsty (2012). The end of the beginning? Mining, sacred geographies, memory and performance in Lihir. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 23 (1), 22-49. doi: 10.1111/j.1757-6547.2012.00169.x

Coming out of the stone: dangerous heritage and the death of the Twinhox band

Gillespie, Kirsty and Bainton, Nicholas A. (2012). Coming out of the stone: dangerous heritage and the death of the Twinhox band. Yearbook for Traditional Music, 44, 71-86. doi: 10.5921/yeartradmusi.44.0071

Stepping stones across the Lihir Islands: Developing cultural heritage management in the context of a gold mining operation

Bainton, Nicholas A., Ballard, Chris, Gillespie, Kirsty and Hall, Nicholas (2011). Stepping stones across the Lihir Islands: Developing cultural heritage management in the context of a gold mining operation. International Journal of Cultural Property, 18 (1), 81-110. doi: 10.1017/S0940739111000087

Keeping the network out of view: Mining, distinctions and exclusion in Melanesia

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2009). Keeping the network out of view: Mining, distinctions and exclusion in Melanesia. Oceania, 79 (1), 18-33. doi: 10.1002/j.1834-4461.2009.tb00048.x

The genesis and the escalation of desire and antipathy in the Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2008). The genesis and the escalation of desire and antipathy in the Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea. The Journal of Pacific History, 43 (3), 289-312. doi: 10.1080/00223340802499609

Men of Kastom and the customs of men: Status, legitimacy and persistent values in Lihir, Papua New Guinea

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2008). Men of Kastom and the customs of men: Status, legitimacy and persistent values in Lihir, Papua New Guinea. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 19 (2), 194-212. doi: 10.1111/j.1835-9310.2008.tb00122.x

The making of global and local modernities in Melanesia: humiliation, transformation and the nature of cultural change [book review]

Bainton, Nicholas (2006). The making of global and local modernities in Melanesia: humiliation, transformation and the nature of cultural change [book review]. The Journal of the Polynesian Society, 115 (2), 196-197.

Medical pluralism and the maintenance of a traditional healing technique on Lihir, Papua New Guinea

Macintyre, Martha, Foale, Simon, Bainton, Nicholas and Moktel, Brigid (2005). Medical pluralism and the maintenance of a traditional healing technique on Lihir, Papua New Guinea. Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, 3 (1), 87-99.

Coping with closure: towards an anthropology of mine closure

Holcombe, S. and Bainton, N. (2017). Coping with closure: towards an anthropology of mine closure. AAS Conference, Adelaide, South Australia, 11-15 December 2017.

Compensation and commercial engagement: business development and large-scale mining in Papua New Guinea

Bainton, N. and Macintyre, M. (2013). Compensation and commercial engagement: business development and large-scale mining in Papua New Guinea. 2nd International Conference on Social Responsibility in Mining (SRMINING 2013), Santiago, Chile, 5-8 November 2013. Chile: Gecamin.

Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of a Cultural Heritage Management Strategy at the Lihir Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea

Bainton, N. and Cook, J. (2009). Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of a Cultural Heritage Management Strategy at the Lihir Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea. Sustainable Development Indicators in the Minerals Industry Conference 2009, Gold Coast , Australia, 6-8 July 2009. Carlton South, VIC, Australia: Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Mortuary ritual and mining riches in a New Guinea society

Bainton, Nick (2008). Mortuary ritual and mining riches in a New Guinea society. 2008 Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania Annual Meeting (ASAO 2008), Canberra, Australia, 12-16 February 2008.

Personal Viability: The “Complete Idiots Guide to” Possessive Individualistm

Bainton, N. (2008). Personal Viability: The “Complete Idiots Guide to” Possessive Individualistm. State Society and Governance in Melanesia (SSGM), Canberra, Australia, 17-31 July 2008.

Digging for development: The Lihir Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea

Bainton, Nicholas (2007). Digging for development: The Lihir Gold Mine, Papua New Guinea. Sustainable Minerals Institute Seminar, Brisbane, Australia, 2 August 2007.

Shadow or Substance?: Vernacular varieties of neoliberalism in Melanesia

Bainton, N. (2007). Shadow or Substance?: Vernacular varieties of neoliberalism in Melanesia. Australian Anthropological Society Annual Conference 2008: Transforming Economies, Changing States, Canberra, Australia, 31 October - 2 November, 2007.

Wasier to Waira: Ethnic developments in Lihir, Papua New Guinea

Bainton, N. (2007). Wasier to Waira: Ethnic developments in Lihir, Papua New Guinea. School of Social Science Seminars, The University of Queensland, 2007. St. Lucia, Brisbane: School of Social Science, The University of Queensland.

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

More clean energy means more mines – we shouldn’t sacrifice communities in the name of climate action

Bainton, Nick and Kemp, Deanna (2021, 11 04). More clean energy means more mines – we shouldn’t sacrifice communities in the name of climate action The Conversation

Diagnostic review of the social performance function of an international mining company

Kung, Anthony, Kemp, Deanna, Owen, John, Johnston, Susan, Bainton, Nick, Harris, Jill and Lèbre, Éléonore (2021). Diagnostic review of the social performance function of an international mining company. Brisbane, Australia: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.

Community participation in mine closure planning processes

Bainton, Nick, Holcombe, Sarah, Mackenzie, Sarah and Keenan, Julia (2020). Community participation in mine closure planning processes. Social Aspects of Mine Closure. Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland.

Strategic issues and opportunities for the acquisition of thermal coal mining assets for managed closure

Franks, Daniel, Bainton, Nick, Head, Brian, Côte, Claire, Erskine, Peter, Fidelman, Pedro, Kemp, Deanna and Flomenhoft, Gary (2020). Strategic issues and opportunities for the acquisition of thermal coal mining assets for managed closure. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

World-first mining standard must protect people and hold powerful companies to account

Kemp, Deanna , Owen, John and Bainton, Nick (2020, 08 18). World-first mining standard must protect people and hold powerful companies to account The Conversation

Papua LNG human rights impact assessment

Götzmann, Nora and Bainton, Nicholas (2019). Papua LNG human rights impact assessment. Copenhagen and St Lucia: Danish Institute for Human Rights and Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland.

IPIECA guidance on community development agreements

Kemp, Deanna, Bainton, Nick, Barnes, Rodger and Vivoda, Vlado (2018). IPIECA guidance on community development agreements. University of Queensland: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining.

The social aspects of mine closure: a global literature review

Bainton, Nicholas and Holcombe, Sarah (2018). The social aspects of mine closure: a global literature review. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland.

A framework for Social Impact Assessment of shale gas development in the Northern Territory

Witt, Katherine, Vivoda, Vlado, Everingham, Jo-Anne and Bainton, Nick (2018). A framework for Social Impact Assessment of shale gas development in the Northern Territory. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.

Project-induced in-migration and large-scale mining: A scoping study

Bainton, Nicholas, Vivoda, Vlado, Kemp, Deanna, Owen, John and Keenan, Julia (2017). Project-induced in-migration and large-scale mining: A scoping study. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining.

Displaying Lihirian Culture: Musical Landscapes of Lihir

Bainton, N. A. (2013). Displaying Lihirian Culture: Musical Landscapes of Lihir. St Lucia, Brisbane QLD Australia: University of Queensland Anthropology Museum: St Lucia..

Personally viable Melanesians in Parallel states, parallel economies: legitimacy and prosperity in Papua New Guinea

Bainton, Nicholas A. (2009). Personally viable Melanesians in Parallel states, parallel economies: legitimacy and prosperity in Papua New Guinea. State Society and Governance in Melanesia Project Discussion Paper Canberra, ACT, Australia: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.