The Atacama and Australian mining companies: identity, intercultural communication and negotiation in northern Chile

国家行政机构和全球公司参与规划采矿方面的社会责任，并由此与公民--特别是被确定为土著群体的公民--进行谈判，使一系列人参与对话。然而，这些背景还没有得到充分的研究。拟议中的项目将有助于对智利公民、澳大利亚矿业公司和智利北部国家之间的关系进行独立研究。它寻求以学术和通俗易懂的语言为当地谈判代表、全球企业和国家行政部门提供理论见解和实践信息：最近(2008年)与智利签署的自由贸易协定提供了及时的分析。

The involvement by state administrations and global corporations in planning for social responsibility in mining and the resulting negotiations with citizens - especially groups identified as indigenous - brings a range of people into dialogue. However, these contexts are under-researched. The proposed project will contribute an independent study of relationships between Chilean citizens, Australian mining companies and the state in northern Chile. It seeks to provide theoretical insights and offer practical information in academic and plain language for local negotiators, global business and state administration: a timely analysis given recently (2008) signed Free Trade Agreement with Chile.