Nicoll, Georgina Elsie2012-01-302012-01-3020122012-01-30http://hdl.handle.net/1828/3832Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become something of a "buzz word" for many corporations, including those in the Canadian mining sector. This term merits examination with a critical eye, since the strategic uses of voluntary CSR initiatives go far beyond the altruistic desire to improve corporate practices in the areas of human rights and environmental protection. Through a case study of the protest movement against Goldcorp Inc‘s Marlin Mine in Guatemala, I will demonstrate that CSR alone, without a supporting framework of binding and enforceable regulations, is not enough to guarantee the protection of human and community rights in the global south.enCSRCorporate Social ResponsibilityGuatemalaGoldcorpminingsocial movementsagenda settinghuman rightscommunity rightsindigenous rightsThesisAvailable to the World Wide Web