@article{fdi:010073797, title = {{D}eep-sea mining prospects in {F}rench {P}olynesia : governance and the politics of time}, author = {{L}e {M}eur, {P}ierre-{Y}ves and {A}rndt, {N}. and {C}hristmann, {P}. and {G}eronimi, {V}incent}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his contribution aims at sharing the results of an interdisciplinary expert group review led by the {I}nstitute for {D}evelopment {R}esearch and commissioned by the {F}rench {P}olynesian and {F}rench governments with the view of reviewing the current state of knowledge on {DSM} deposits in {F}rench {P}olynesia in order to evaluate the potential for establishing a {DSM} mining sector, and to make recommendations that could be used as guidelines for developing a policy framework if the exploration and exploitation of {DSM} resources were to go ahead. {T}he paper focuses on the governance issue in a context of non-independent overseas territory and specifically of the {F}rench nuclear testing legacy. {T}he distribution of legal cornpetences between the {F}rench and {F}rench {P}olynesian governments is of course at stake but governance is also about inclusion, transparency; it is a matter of redressing asymmetries of information and power and alleviating moral and normative uncertainties. {T}he time dimension of governance - the gaps between the various temporalities and timescapes underlying the {DSM} activities - will be particularly stressed.}, keywords = {{F}rench {P}olynesia ; {D}eep sea minerals ; {S}eabed mining ; {P}acific {I}slands region ; {I}nclusive governance ; {T}imescape ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {PACIFIQUE} {ILES}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}olicy}, volume = {95}, numero = {}, pages = {380--387}, ISSN = {0308-597{X}}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1016/j.marpol.2016.07.020}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073797}, }