CEMMS - Research Center for Mining, Minerals and Society
Leaders
CEMMS (Research Center on Mining, Minerals and Society) is a research center for social scientific mining research. Our research focuses on the social, environmental, cultural, and legal issues of mining. We conduct high-level research and offer teaching based on it. Our main research fields are social geography, environmental policy, geoinformatics and geospatial research, and law.
Our themes are, for example:
- the perceived environmental and social effects of mining
- assessment of environmental and social impacts
- social movement and activism
- natural resource, environmental and land use conflicts, and their mediation
- mining policy and mining legislation
- land use issues
- social acceptance and social license
- local communities
- attitudes and perceived risks
- green transition and sustainability
- environmental justice and just transition
- sustainable development.
Our activities support the natural sciences and technical (engineering) sciences by providing expertise on social issues related to mining activities and the use of natural resources.
In addition to research, we actively discuss the future challenges, responsibility, and sustainability of mining, as well as the societal role of mining activities in the circular economy and the sustainability transition.
We organize workshops, seminars, and webinars, where we discuss with current themes of mining research globally.
Got interested? Please, contact the head of the CEMMS, adjunct professor Tuija Mononen, tuija.mononen(@)uef.fi .
CEMMS in Twitter: @UEFCemms
Cooperation
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Braun, Adrian (2020): CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE BARENTS REGION: A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF METAL MINING
https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/22483Lyra, Mariana Galvão (2021): “Against the plunder of our ores” : The Anti-Mining Movement in Brazil Between 2013-2017
https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/26346?locale-attribute=enAhlberg, Eetu (2019): From livelihood to a hazardous waste – a case study of asbestos mine in Paakkila
https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/21248?locale-attribute=en
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Leaders
Professors
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Ismo Pölönen
ProfessorLaw School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Lasse Peltonen
ProfessorDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Timo Kumpula
ProfessorDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Rauno Sairinen
ProfessorDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Senior Researchers
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Sonja Kivinen
University LecturerDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Ismo Björn
Senior ResearcherKarelian Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Jukka Sihvonen
University TeacherDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Post-doctoral Researchers
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Tuija Jartti
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Diana Carolina Arbelaez Ruiz
Postdoctoral ResearcherDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Doctoral Researchers
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Johanna Leino
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Juha M. Kotilainen
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Olga Sydd
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies -
Saara Österberg
Doctoral ResearcherDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
Supporting Staff
Other group members
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Anna-Maija Tuunainen annatuu@student.uef.fi
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Arja Halinen arja.halinen@metsa.fi
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Kennedy Adamson kadamson@student.uef.fi
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Robert Boutilier robert.boutilier@uef.fi
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Susanna Myllylä sbmyllyla@gmail.com
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Kyle Bahr kybahr@uef.fi
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Toni Eerola toni.eerola@gtk.fi
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Maria Sol Iriart maria.s.iriart@gmail.com
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John Maziku johnmaz@student.uef.fi
Publications
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Kaivossektorin hyväksyttävyysvaje ja paikallisten vaikuttamismahdollisuudet - Miten kaivoslakiuudistus vastaa haasteisiin?
Pölönen, Ismo; Leino, Johanna. 2023. Ympäristöjuridiikka. 43: 25-51 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Local governance of the mining industry—five Finnish examples
Mononen, Tuija; Sihvonen, Jukka; Sairinen, Rauno; Tiainen, Heidi. 2023. Resources policy. 82: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Local perceptions of small-scale metal mining development in post-conflict transition countries: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sydd, Olga; Sairinen, Rauno; Orenius, Opri; Tiainen, Heidi. 2023. The Extractive Industries and Society. 13: A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Vihreä siirtymä ei onnistu ilman konfliktien ennakointia ja hallintaa
Peltonen, Lasse. 2023. MustRead. : . E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Yhteistä ja yksityistä hyvää: kokemuksia kaivostoiminnan ympäristöoikeudenmukaisuudesta maaseuduilla
Leino, Johanna; Kivinen, Sonja; Mononen, Tuija; Sihvonen, Jukka. 2023. Alue ja ympäristö. 52: 1-24 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Community Benefit Agreements in the Nordic mining context: Local opportunities for collaboration in Sodankylä, Finland
Kotilainen, Juha M; Peltonen, Lasse; Reinikainen, Kalle. 2022. Resources policy. 79: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Kaivosten jätevakuuden alan laajentamisen ympäristönsuojelullinen vaikuttavuus ja kustannukset
Laakso, Tero; Pickén, Päivi; Pölönen, Ismo; Vaarasuo, Anne; Anttila, Eeva-Leena; Juholin, Piia; Vähänen, Kaisa; Nurmesniemi, Emma-Tuulia; Haanpää, Kirsi-Marja; Kaikkonen, Iida; Tuisku, Pekka. 2022. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja. . Valtioneuvoston kanslia D4 Published development or research report or study -
Konfliktit malminetsinnän ympärillä kertovat oikeudenmukaisen siirtymän monimutkaisuudesta
Leino, Johanna. 2022. Versus. : . E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Metal Sourcing For a Sustainable Future
Renn, Ortwin; Gloaguen, Richard; Benighaus, Christina; Ajjabou, Leila; Benighaus, Ludger; Del Rio, Virginia; Gómez, Javier; Kauppi, Sari; Keßelring, Michaela; Kirsch, Moritz; Komac, Marko; Kotilainen, Juha; Kozlovskaya, Elena; Lyytimaki, Jari; McCallum, Cathryn; Mononen, Tuija; Nevalainen, Jouni; Peltonen, Lasse; Ranta, Jukka-Pekka; Ruiz, Stephane; Russill, Jon; Wagner, Frank. 2022. Earth science, systems and society. 2: A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Social Impacts of Modern Small-scale Mining: Case Studies from Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina
Sydd, O; Sairinen, R; Orenius, O; Tiainen, H. 2022. Society and natural resources. 35: 816-835 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research