Danielle Martin

Jan 17, 2025 | openlegalblogarchive.org | Latoya Abulu |Danielle Martin

Irresponsible mining for critical minerals, like those used in renewable technologies, can threaten the existence of Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation, who are amongst the world’s most vulnerable populations. Companies like Tesla are considering no-go zones where uncontacted people live.

Jan 16, 2025 | news.mongabay.com | Danielle Martin

Irresponsible mining for critical minerals, like those used in renewable technologies, can threaten the existence of Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation, who are amongst the world’s most vulnerable populations. Companies like Tesla are considering no-go zones where uncontacted people live.

Aug 28, 2024 | icmm.com | Danielle Martin

The transition to a low-carbon economy presents a profound challenge: with an estimated 50% of the world’s supply of critical minerals lying on or near Indigenous Peoples’ lands, how can we reconcile the need to mine these minerals with the equally important need to respect Indigenous Peoples’ right to have a say in how their lands are used and developed? There are no easy answers, and the situation is rarely black and white .

Aug 21, 2024 | thefulcrum.us | Brian Adams |Danielle Martin |Jon Haidt

As political scientists who study local politics, we wanted to know: Does that same partisanship carry over to city, county and other local elections? Scholars have devoted relatively little attention to local elections, but some academic research suggests that local races, too, have become increasingly partisan.

Aug 15, 2024 | phys.org | Brian Adams |Danielle Martin

Hand-wringing over American politics commonly focuses on the sharp and growing divisions between Democrats and Republicans. Accumulating evidence indicates that voters are less likely than ever to split their ticket or vote for candidates from different parties in presidential or congressional races.