Overview
Availability
- Dr John Burton is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Sheffield
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, The University of York
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
- Fellow, Australian Anthropological Society, Australian Anthropological Society
- Honorary Fellow, Australian National University, Australian National University
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Mapping critical minerals projects and their intersection with Indigenous peoples' land rights in Australia
Burton, John, Kemp, Deanna, Barnes, Rodger and Parmenter, Joni (2024). Mapping critical minerals projects and their intersection with Indigenous peoples' land rights in Australia. Energy Research and Social Science, 113 103556, 103556. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2024.103556
2024
Book Chapter
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) edited by Frank Vanclay and Ana Maria Esteves. Cheltenham, Glos, United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi: 10.4337/9781802208870.00013
2024
Other Outputs
INDIGENOUSESTATE2023
Burton, John, Kemp, Deanna, Barnes, Rodger and Parmenter, Joni (2024). INDIGENOUSESTATE2023. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/e79f928
2024
Journal Article
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
2023
Journal Article
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
2023
Journal Article
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
2022
Other Outputs
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
2021
Journal Article
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
2021
Book Chapter
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
2021
Journal Article
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
2020
Journal Article
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
2020
Other Outputs
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.
2019
Book Chapter
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
2018
Journal Article
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.
2018
Journal Article
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.
2017
Book Chapter
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
2014
Journal Article
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
2012
Book Chapter
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
2008
Book Chapter
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
2007
Book Chapter
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
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Community-Smart Consultation & Consent Project (CSCC): Enabling Systemic, Inclusive and Equitable Participation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Deanna Kemp
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Doctor Philosophy
Community-Smart Consultation & Consent Project (CSCC): Enabling Systemic, Inclusive and Equitable Participation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Eleonore Lebre
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The social aspects of mine closure in Papua New Guinea: Ambiguity on the mining residual landscape at Tolukuma
Associate Advisor
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