Richard Saunders, York University

Research

resource nationalism extractive industries resource governance Southern Africa business-society relations artisanal and small-scale mining corporate social responsibility resource mobilization

Latest funding

Canadian Mining and Resource Nationalism in Africa: Contestation and Developmental Implications
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$243,466
Resource Nationalism in Southern Africa: policy challenges and emerging opportunities
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$198,943
Resource nationalism in Southern Africa: emerging challenges and new opportunities
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$20,436

All 4 grants and awards

Canadian Mining and Resource Nationalism in Africa: Contestation and Developmental Implications

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Saunders, Richard G.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; resource governance; resource mobilization; resource nationalism; extractive industries

$243,466

Resource Nationalism in Southern Africa: policy challenges and emerging opportunities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Saunders, Richard G.

Keywords: resource nationalism; extractive industries; Southern Africa; business-society relations; political economy of mining; fiscal linkages; artisanal and small-scale mining; productive linkages

$198,943

Resource nationalism in Southern Africa: emerging challenges and new opportunities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Saunders, Richard G.

Keywords: Africa; Canada; natural resources; mining; governance; policy; civil society; local communities; economic development; Canada; Africa; industrialization; local communities

$20,436

Africa - The Next Liberation Struggle: Socialism, Democracy, Activism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Saunders, Richard G.

Keywords: Africa; development; governance; democratization; race; gender; transformation

$10,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: resource nationalism Dear Professor Saunders, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on resource nationalism connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Canadian Mining and Resource Nationalism in Africa: Contestation and Developmental Implications" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]