Abstract
Even though corporate social responsibility (CSR) is not obligatory in Ghana, it is highly practiced in recent times by a number of multinational corporations. These multinational corporations, particularly the mining companies use CSR as a stopgap measure against the socio-economic, cultural and environmental challenges emanating from their activities, which has the tendency to trigger violent conflict. The objective of this paper is to examine whether or not CSR is a solution to the potential mining conflicts in Ghana. The integrative theory of CSR which argues that integrating the needs of the mining communities into a corporate policy is relevant for conflict prevention in mining communities was examined. Qualitative research approach and a case study design were used in both the data collection process and analysis.The study revealed that although CSR is voluntary in Ghana without it violent and non-violent conflicts are bound to occur between the mining communities and the mining companies. It is recommended that stakeholders and government agencies should work together for a policy framework on CSR backed by law.
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