Professor Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh

B Arts (Hons), M Arts, PhD

Professor, Griffith Business School

Contact details for Professor Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh

Research expertise

  • Resource development and Indigenous peoples
  • Policy evaluation
  • Negotiation
  • Social impact assessment

Current teaching areas

  • Comparative Public Policy
  • Public Policy Processes
  • Indigenous Politics and Health Policy and Management

Publications

Recent refereed journal articles

  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2007, 'Environmental Agreements, EIA follow-up and aboriginal participation in environmental management: The Canadian Experience', Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol 27, No 4, 319-42.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2006, Mining Agreements and Aboriginal Economic Development in Australia and Canada, Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, Vol 5, No 1, 74-91.
  • Corbett, A. and O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2006, 'Unmasking Native Title: The National Native Title Tribunal's Application of the NTA's Arbitration Provisions', University of Western Australia Law Review, Vol 33, No 1, 153-177.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2006, 'Aborigines, Mining Companies and the State in Contemporary Australia: A New Political Economy or 'Business as Usual?', Australian Journal of Political Science, Vol. 41, No. 1, March, 1-22.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. and Corbett, T. 2005, 'Indigenous Participation in Environmental Management of Mining Projects: The Role of Negotiated Agreements, Environmental Politics', Vol. 14, No. 5, November, 629-47.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2004, 'Denying Citizens their Rights? Indigenous People, Mining Payments and Service Provision', Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 63, No.2, 42-50.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 'Native Title Agreement Making in the Mining Industry: Focusing on Outcomes for Indigenous Peoples, Land, Rights, Laws: Issues of Native Title', Vol. 2, No. 25, 1-12.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2002, 'Implementation: The Forgotten Dimension of Agreement-Making in Australia and Canada, Indigenous Law Bulletin', Vol. 5, October, 14-17.

Books, monographs

  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2006, Environmental Agreements in Canada: Aboriginal Participation, EIA Follow-Up and Environmental Management of Major Projects, Canadian Institute of Resources Law, University of Calgary, pp.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2002, A New Model of Policy Evaluation: Mining and Indigenous People, Ashgate Press, Aldershot, pp. 263.

Book chapters

  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2007, 'Corporate Social Responsibility and Globalisation', in C. Curran and E. Van Acker (eds), Globalising Government Business Relations, Pearson Longman, Frenchs Forest, 309-332.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2004, Evaluating Agreements between Indigenous Peoples and Resource Developers, in M. Langton, M. Tehan, L. Palmer and K. Shain (Eds.), Honour Among Nations? Treaties and Agreements with Indigenous People, Melbourne University Press, 303-328.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2002, Overcoming Severe Obstacles to Public Participation: Indigenous People and Impact Assessment Procedures in Australia, in P.McLaverty (Ed.), Public Participation and Innovations in Community Governance, Ashgate Press, Aldershot, London, 13-34.

Conference papers

  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2007, 'Of the unreasonableness of those extraordinary Restraints': Native Title, Market Power and the Resource Boom', Paper presented to a Symposium 'Mining, Petroleum, Oil and Gas Symposium: Indigenous participation in the resource and extraction industries', Broome, 9-10 July.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2007, 'Managing Financial benefits from Mining Projects in Australia', Presentation to a Forum 'Power, revenues and benefits: Ensuring fairness now and across generations', Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, 4-6 June.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2007, 'Understanding Corporate Indigenous Agreements on Mineral Development: A Conceptual Framework', Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Tampa, Florida, 28 March - 1 April.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2006, 'Making the Most of Impact and Benefit Agreement Payments: Lessons from Australia', Paper presented to the Conference 'Two Realities, One Community: Aboriginal Community Development with the Minerals Sector', Ottawa, 6-7 November.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2006, 'Impact and Benefit Agreements in Australia', Paper presented to the conference 'Achieving Objectives: A New Approach to Land Claims Agreements in Canada', Ottawa, 27 - 29 June.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2006, 'The Argyle Diamond Mine Agreement', Paper presented to the 'Native Title Conference 2006: Traditional and Change', Darwin, 24 - 26 May.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2006, 'Negotiating Protection of the Sacred: Mining Agreements and Protection of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage in Australia', Paper presented to the Society for Applied Anthropology Conference, 'World on the Edge', Vancouver, 28 March - 4 April.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2005, 'Creating Opportunities for Positive Engagement: Aboriginal People, Government and Resource Development in Australia', Presented to the International Conference on Engaging Communities, Brisbane, 12-17 August.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2003, 'Native Title and Agreement Making: Focusing on Outcomes for Indigenous Peoples', Presented to the Native Title Conference 2003, 'Native Title on the Ground', Alice Springs, 3-5 June.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2002, 'A Human Rights Based Approach to Resource Development on Indigenous Lands', Invited Paper, Conference on Human Rights and Resource Development, University of Calgary, 5-6 October.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2000, 'The Evolving Nature of Australian Society', Keynote Address, Australian College of Health Service Executives, Annual Conference, Gold Coast, 19 May.
  • O'Faircheallaigh, C. 2000, 'Resource Development and Indigenous People in Queensland: A Negotiation-Based Approach to Conflict Resolution', Presented to the 5th National Mediation Conference, Brisbane, 17-19 May.

Other publications

Recent research grants

  • (2001-2003) Australian Research Council, $143,000, 'Mining Negotiations and Indigenous Peoples in Australia, Canada, US'.
  • (2000-2003) Australian Research Council, $171,000, 'Accountability and Indigenous Service Delivery'.

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