About
Dr. Lian Sinclair is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Geography at the University of Sydney, affiliated with the School of Geosciences. Her research focuses on the political economy of mining, extractive industries, and global production networks, particularly in Australia, Southeast Asia, and globally. She examines how corporations, governments, and communities contest the costs and benefits of extractive projects, emphasizing feminist transformative development and social conflict theories.
Education: PhD in Human Geography from Murdoch University (2020), awarded 'Best Traditional Thesis.' Conducted fieldwork in Indonesia funded by an Endeavour Scholarship. Research spans critical mineral supply chains, gendered impacts of mining, and the intersection of corporate governance with environmental and social justice.
Current projects include analyzing Australia's critical minerals strategies within global production networks and authoring a book (Undermining Resistance) on multinational mining corporations' governance of participation mechanisms. She coordinates GEOG3888 at Sydney, emphasizing transformative pedagogy rooted in student experiences.
Awards include the Murdoch Best Thesis Award (2020) and Honourable Mention at the APSA conference (2020). Engages with policy through roles at the Mineral Policy Institute and the Sydney Environment Institute.
