University of Groningen. The social impacts of large projects on Indigenous Peoples Hanna de Almeida Oliveira, Philippe

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1 University of Groningen The social impacts of large projects on Indigenous Peoples Hanna de Almeida Oliveira, Philippe IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below. Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Publication date: 2016 Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database Citation for published version (APA): Hanna de Almeida Oliveira, P. (2016). The social impacts of large projects on Indigenous Peoples: Procedures, processes and protests [Groningen]: University of Groningen Copyright Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. Download date:

2 The social impacts of large projects on Indigenous Peoples Procedures, processes and protests Philippe Hanna

3 ISBN (printed book) ISBN (PDF) Dutch summary translation Design and layout Print Cover photo Sander Holloway Lyanne Tonk, persoonlijk proefschrift.nl Ipskamp Drukkers Enschede Mural in the city of São Paulo protesting against the construction of the Belo Monte dam. Photo by Philippe Hanna 2016 Philippe Hanna de Almeida Oliveira All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or otherwise, without prior writte permission of copyright owners or the author. Contact:

4 The social impacts of large projects on Indigenous Peoples Procedures, processes and protests PhD thesis to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. E. Sterken and in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans. This thesis will be defended in public on Thursday 9 June 2016 at hours by Philippe Hanna de Almeida Oliveira born on 3 February 1983 in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

5 Supervisor Prof. F. Vanclay Co-supervisors Dr. E.J. Langdon Dr. E.J.M.M. Arts Assessment committee Prof. J. Herman Prof. G. Hilson Prof. K. Koonings

6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction: projects, processes and protests 09 Chapter 2 Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples and the concept of Free, Prior and Informed Consent 23 Chapter 3 Improving the effectiveness of impact assessment pertaining to Indigenous peoples in the Brazilian environmental licensing procedure 49 Chapter 4 The communication and management of social risks and their relevance to corporate-community relationships 77 Chapter 5 Indigenous rights, performativity and protest 95 Chapter 6 Conceptualizing social protest and the significance of protest actions to large projects 131 Chapter 7 The importance of cultural aspects in project development: The case of the Lajeado hydroelectric dam and the Xerente people 169 Chapter 8 Conclusion: Improving outcomes for Indigenous peoples 193 Appendixes 207 Appendix 1 Indicative interview schedule from the fieldwork conducted in 2012 (Boa Vista, Brasília and São Paulo) 208 Appendix 2 Codes used to analyse the fieldwork data collected in 2014 in Brasília (Chapter 5) and Palmas (Chapter 7) 209 Appendix 3 Informed Consent Form for Interviews 210 Appendix 4 List of interviews conducted 213 Samenvatting (Summary in Dutch) 214 Resumo (Summary in Portuguese) 219 Acknowledgments 224

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8 OVERVIEW OF CHAPTERS The chapters included in this Ph.D. thesis are reprinted from the following publications: Chapter 2 - Hanna, P.; Vanclay, F. (2013). Human rights, Indigenous peoples and the concept of Free, Prior and Informed Consent. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 31, DOI: / Chapter 3 - Hanna, P.; Vanclay, F.; Langdon, E.J.; Arts, J. (2014). Improving the effectiveness of impact assessment pertaining to Indigenous peoples in the Brazilian environmental licensing procedure. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 46, DOI: /j.eiar Chapter 4 - Hanna, P.; Vanclay, F.; Langdon, E.J.; Arts, J. (2016). The communication and management of social risks and their relevance to corporate-community relationships. In: C. Candlin, J. Crichton and A. Firkins (Eds.), Discourses on Risk (pp ). Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke. DOI: / Chapter 5 - Hanna, P.; Langdon, E.J.; Vanclay, F. (2016). Indigenous rights, performativity and protest. Land Use Policy, 50, DOI: /j.landusepol Chapter 6 - Hanna, P., Vanclay, F.; Langdon, E.J.; Arts, J. (2016). Conceptualizing social protest and the significance of protest actions to large projects. The Extractive Industries and Society, 3(1), DOI: /j.exis Chapter 7 - Hanna, P., Vanclay, F.; Langdon, E.J.; Arts, J. (2016). The importance of cultural aspects in impact assessment and project development: Reflections from a case study of a hydroelectric dam in Brazil. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (in press).

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