William Holden

Current research interests include: the Philippines, the efficacy of mining as a development strategy, insurgency/ counterinsurgency warfare, state terrorism, and the roles played by Maoism and liberation theology as counter hegemonic discourses in the twenty-first century.

Dr. Holden (an inactive member of the Law Society of Alberta) joined the Geography Department on an initial term  cross-appointment as an Assistant Professor with the B.Sc in Environmental Science program on 1 September 2004, was promoted to Associate Professor on 1 April 2010, and was granted tenure on 1 July 2010. This followed an eight-year stint as an awarding winning Instructor in the Department of Economics, six years teaching law at a private vocational college, time spent as an associate counsel in a law firm, and articles as a student at law with the Attorney General of Ontario.

Dr. Holden was nominated for a Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award in: 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, and 2010-2011. Dr. Holden received Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award Honorable Mentions in: 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, and 2005-2006. Dr. Holden received a Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award in 1996-1997. Dr. Holden also received a Faculty of Social Sciences Distinguished Teacher Award in 1999 and the Students' Union Presidential Citation in 2000.

Dr. Holden was listed in Maclean’s Magazine’s Guide to Canadian Universities’ profile of the University of Calgary as a “popular professor” in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

 During the 1999-2000 Academic Year, while teaching as a sessional instructor at Mount Royal College, Dr. Holden was nominated for the Mount Royal College Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award.

While a PhD student, Dr. Holden won the award for best presentation by a PhD student at the Geography Department conference in March 2001 and received the Graduate Faculty Council Scholarship in both 2001 and 2002.

Holden, W.N., K.M. Nadeau, and R.D. Jacobson (2011). "Exemplifying Accumulation by Dispossession: Mining and Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines." Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 93 (2): 141-161.

Holden, W.N. (2011). "A Lack of Faith in Technology? Civil Society Opposition to Large-Scale Mining in the Philippines." The International Journal of Science in Society, 2 (2): 274-299.

Holden, W.N. and R.D. Jacobson (2011). "Ecclesial Opposition to Nonferrous Metals Mining in Guatemala and the Philippines: Neoliberalism Encounters the Church of the Poor." In Brunn, S. (ed.) Engineering the Earth: The Impacts of MegaEngineering Projects. Dordreccht, Netherlands: Kluwer: 383-411.

Holden, W.N. and K.M. Nadeau (2010). "Philippine Liberation Theology and Social Development in Anthropological Perspective." Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society. 38 (2): 89-129.

Holden, W.N. (2010). "Civil Society." In Warf, B. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage: 414-416

Jacobson, R.D. and W.N. Holden (2010). "The Roman Catholic Church: Committed to the Poor in Guatemala." The Canadian Geographer. 54 (3): 378-380.

Holden, W.N. (2009). "Ashes from the Phoenix: State Terrorism and the Party-List Groups in the Philippines." Contemporary Politics. 15 (4): 377-393.

Holden, W.N. and A.L. Norman (2009). "Public Response to a Student Study of the Feasibility of Nuclear Power: Distrust of Science in a Postmodern World." The International Journal of Science in Society. 1 (1): 79-91.

Bravante, M.A. and W.N. Holden (2009). "Going Through the Motions: The Environmental Impact Assessment of Nonferrous Metals Mining Projects in the Philippines." The Pacific Review. 22 (4): 523-547.

Holden, W.N. (2009). "Post Modern Public Administration in the Land of Promise: the Basic Ecclesial Community Movement of Mindanao." Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion. 13 (2): 180-218.

Ingelson, A., W.N. Holden, and M.A. Bravante. (2009). "Philippine Environmental Impact Assessment, Mining, and Genuine Development." Law, Environment, and Development Journal. 5 (1): 1-15.

Holden, W.N. and R.D Jacobson. (2009). "Ecclesial Opposition to Nonferrous Mining in Guatemala: Neoliberalism Meets the Church of the Poor in a Shattered Society." The Canadian Geographer. 53 (2): 145-164.

Holden, W.N. (2009). "Nuclear Energy: the Power of the Promethean Fire." In D. Draper and M. Reed Our Environment: A Canadian Perspective (Fourth Edition). Toronto: Nelson: 463-464.

Holden, W.N. and R.D Jacobson. (2008). "Civil Society Opposition to Nonferrous Metals Mining in Guatemala." Voluntas. 19 (4): 325-350.

Holden, W.N. (2007) "Civil Society Opposition to Nonferrous Metals Mining in the Philippines." In Hussain, A. and S.S. Mishra (eds.) Global Civil Society: Perspectives and Initiatives. Hyderabad, India: The Icfai University Press: 127-160.

Holden, W.N., and A. Ingelson (2007). "Disconnect between Philippine Mining Investment Policy and Indigenous Peoples' Rights." Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law. 25 (4):375-391.

Holden, W.N. and R.D. Jacobson (2007). "Mining Amid Armed Conflict: Nonferrous Metals Mining in the Philippines." The Canadian Geographer. 51 (4):475-500.

Holden, W.N., R.D. Jacobson, and K. Moran (2007). "Civil Society Opposition to Nonferrous Metals Mining in Montana." Voluntas. 18 (3): 266-292.

Holden, W.N. and R.D. Jacobson (2007). "Ecclesial Opposition to Mining on Mindanao: Neoliberalism Encounters The Church of the Poor in the Land of Promise." Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion. 11(2): 155-202.

Holden, W.N. and R.D. Jacobson (2007). "Ecclesial Opposition to Nonferrous Metals Mining in the Philippines: Neoliberalism Encounters Liberation Theology." Asian Studies Review. 31(2): 133-154.

Holden, W.N. (2006). "One Concept and Two Countries: Federal Government Jurisdiction to Make Environmental Law in Australia and Canada." Australian Canadian Studies. 24 (1): 51-81.

Holden, W.N. and R.D. Jacobson (2006). "Mining Amid Decentralization: Local Governments and Mining in the Philippines." Natural Resources Forum. 30: 188-198.

Ingelson, A., A. Urzua, and W.N. Holden (2006) "Mine Operator Liability for the Spill of an Independent Contractor in Peru." Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law. 24 (1): 53-65.

Holden, W.N. (2005). "Civil Society Opposition to Nonferrous Metals Mining in the Philippines." Voluntas. 16 (3): 223-249.

Holden, W.N. (2005). "Indigenous Peoples and Nonferrous Metals Mining in the Philippines." The Pacific Review. 18 (3): 417-438.

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