Constructing the Meaning of Social Licence

Social Epistemology

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 340-363

  Parsons, Richard ^a   Moffat, Kieren ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discourse Analysis; Minerals Industry; Social Licence; Social Responsibility; Stakeholder Engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905365187     PISSN: 02691728     EISSN: 14645297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02691728.2014.922645     Document Type: Article

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