Journals / Toplum ve Bilim / 2010 / Sayı: 119

Valuation languages in environmental conflicts: How stakeholders oppose or support gold mining at Mount Ida, Turkey

Ekolojik paylaşıma dayalı ihtilaflarda destek ve direniş söylemleri: Kazdağı örneği

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141–161
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Therefore, a decision on gold mining at Mount Ida without ensuring the participation of those groups that are affected as well as without taking into account those above-mentioned inequalities and differences is likely to be illegitimate.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study focuses on the current environmental conflict over the prospect of gold mining at Mount Ida through in-depth interviews, focus groups, and a survey.
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Key Findings & Data:The aim of the fieldwork is first to unveil the languages of valuation used by different social actors in supporting or opposing gold mining in the conflict, and second, to identify the factors that determine these languages.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, a decision on gold mining at Mount Ida without ensuring the participation of those groups that are affected as well as without taking into account those above-mentioned inequalities and differences is likely to be illegitimate.
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Abstract

This study focuses on the current environmental conflict over the prospect of gold mining at Mount Ida through in-depth interviews, focus groups, and a survey. The aim of the fieldwork is first to unveil the languages of valuation used by different social actors in supporting or opposing gold mining in the conflict, and second, to identify the factors that determine these languages. Highlighting the languages used in the conflict makes us conclude that the emerging disagreements are difficult to be controlled and solved via solely technical measures or bargaining over the amount of monetary compensation. The analysis indicates that, in addition to material stakes, values and perceptions also play an important role in the conflict. Therefore, a decision on gold mining at Mount Ida without ensuring the participation of those groups that are affected as well as without taking into account those above-mentioned inequalities and differences is likely to be illegitimate.

Özet

Bu çalışma, Kazdağı çevresinde altın arama çalışmaları dolayısıyla ortaya çıkan ekolojik paylaşıma dayalı çıkar çatışmasını analiz etmektedir. Bölgede yapılan saha çalışmasından (derinlemesine görüşmeler, odak gruplar ve anket) elde edilen bulgular temelinde, farklı toplumsal aktörlerin altın madenciliğine karşı konumları, altın madenciliğine karşı çıkmak veya desteklemek için kullandıkları söylemler ve söylem seçimlerini etkileyen unsurlar irdelenmektedir. Kazdağındaki ihtilafta kullanılan söylemler üzerinden yapılan çözümleme, çatışmanın çok boyutlu olduğunu ve kimilerinin iddia ettiği gibi sadece teknik ya da ekonomik olmadığını ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışma, ihtilafın ortaya çıkışında maddi çıkarların ve maliyetlerin bölüşümü- nün yanı sıra, bireylerin ve toplumsal grupların algı ve değer yargılarındaki farklılıkların da belirleyici rol oynadığını aydınlatmaktadır. Dolayısıyla, bölgede altın madenciliği yapılması konusunda bundan etkilenecek grupların katılımı olmadan ve bahsedilen eşitsizlik ve farklılıklar dikkate alınmadan verilecek bir kararın meşru olamayacağı açıktır.

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AVCI, D., ADAMAN, F., ÖZKAYNAK, B. (2010). Valuation languages in environmental conflicts: How stakeholders oppose or support gold mining at Mount Ida, Turkey. Toplum ve Bilim, Sayı: 119, 141–161. https://ajindex.com/articles/366961

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