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2. Crude Moves: Oil, Power, and Politics in Niger.
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Schritt, Jannik and Schareika, Nikolaus
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FATS & oils ,CIVIL society ,PHILOSOPHY of time ,BUSINESS - Abstract
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- 2018
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3. Representations of Oil in Chad: A Blessing or a Curse?
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Yorbana, Seign-goura
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ETHNOLOGY ,PETROLEUM industry ,SOCIAL change ,MINERAL industries - Abstract
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- 2017
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4. Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Oil Revenues in Ghana.
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Van Gyampo, Ransford Edward
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ORGANIZATIONAL transparency ,ORGANIZATIONAL accountability ,BUSINESS revenue ,PETROLEUM industry ,MANAGEMENT - Abstract
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- 2016
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5. From Oil to Water? The Deepening Crises of Primitive Accumulation in the Waterscapes of Nigeria's Niger Delta
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Victor Ogbonnaya Okorie
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Cultural Studies ,Akkumulation ,Oil exploration ,Sociology and Political Science ,Natural resource economics ,050204 development studies ,water ,Nigeria ,politische Ökonomie ,Ecology, Environment ,Development ,Ökologie und Umwelt ,Afrika ,political economy ,strukturelle Gewalt ,Groundwater pollution ,0502 economics and business ,Ökologie ,Wasser ,0601 history and archaeology ,ddc:577 ,crude oil ,Niger delta ,060101 anthropology ,Ecology ,Grundwasserspiegel ,Landschaft ,05 social sciences ,06 humanities and the arts ,landscape ,Erdöl ,Structural violence ,Krise ,crisis ,Geography ,structural violence ,Accumulation by dispossession ,Africa ,Political Science and International Relations ,expropriation ,Enteignung ,Umweltverschmutzung ,environmental pollution ,accumulation - Abstract
Grundwasserverschmutzung im Nigerdelta (Nigeria) stellt ein komplexes Problem dar. Auf der Grundlage von zwei Jahren ethnographischer Forschung beschreibt der Autor in diesem Beitrag die Verluste für Einzelpersonen und ihre Familienangehörigen, deren Wasserquellen verschmutzt sind. Er argumentiert, dass die Grundwasserverschmutzung eine tödliche, aber wenig diskutierte Form primitiver Akkumulation ist, die starke Auswirkungen auf Frieden und Entwicklung in den betroffenen Gemeinden hat. Der Autor kommt zu dem Schluss, dass Besitzkonzentration durch Enteignung, die direkt oder indirekt auf Ölförderung zurückzuführen ist, Krisen hervorruft. Lösungsvorschläge der Konflikte müssen folglich auch Aspekte von Enteignung anzusprechen, einschließlich solcher, die auf Grundwasserverschmutzung zurückgehen. Using the case of groundwater pollution in Nigeria's Niger Delta, this paper examines the shifting contours of primitive accumulation in the region. Based on two years of ethnographic research, the paper unravels the losses experienced by individuals and their dependents whose privately owned sources of water were polluted. It argues that the groundwater pollution is a deadly but less discussed form of primitive accumulation that has strong implications for peace and development in the affected communities. The paper concludes that accumulation by dispossession driven by oil exploration in the Niger Delta operates in complex ways and generates multifaceted crises; as such, the prospects for resolving the conflicts lie in addressing various strands of the dispossession, including groundwater pollution in the region.
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- 2018
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6. Something Mightier: Marginalization, Occult Imaginations and the Youth Conflict in the Oil-Rich Niger Delta.
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Anugwom, Edlyne
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SOCIAL life & customs of youth ,IJO (African people) ,ETHNIC groups ,PETROLEUM industry ,OCCULTISM ,TASK forces - Abstract
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- 2011
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7. Transparency and Accountability in the Management of Oil Revenues in Ghana
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Ransford Edward Van Gyampo
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Sociology and Political Science ,Economics ,Ghana ,Good governance ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Good Governance ,Entwicklungsland ,050602 political science & public administration ,Social conflict ,Verteilungspolitik ,050207 economics ,transparency ,05 social sciences ,lcsh:International relations ,Wirtschaft ,Erdöl ,Public relations ,public revenue ,0506 political science ,Accountability ,Economic Policy ,Petroleum ,lcsh:JZ2-6530 ,Public finance ,Cultural Studies ,lcsh:DT1-3415 ,Westafrika ,present ,Development ,lcsh:Social Sciences ,petroleum, public revenue, assets/income distribution policy, good governance ,öffentliche Einnahmen ,West Africa ,0502 economics and business ,ddc:330 ,Revenue ,crude oil ,Finance ,320, 324, 330, 333, 336 ,business.industry ,developing country ,policy on income distribution ,Transparency (behavior) ,lcsh:H ,Öffentliche Finanzen und Finanzwissenschaft ,lcsh:History of Africa ,Transparenz ,Petroleum industry ,chemistry ,Wirtschaftspolitik ,Public Finance ,Political Science and International Relations ,political science ,business - Abstract
Der Autor untersucht die Verwaltung der Erdöleinnahmen in Ghana während der ersten fünf Jahre seit Beginn der Förderung im Jahr 2010. Seine Analyse beruht auf Berichten des Petroleum Transparency and Accountability Index, amtlichen Dokumenten wichtiger staatlicher Stellen und Interviews mit Persönlichkeiten des Ölsektors. Er konzediert zwar Fortschritte in Richtung auf eine transparente und verantwortliche Nutzung der Erdöleinnahmen, aus seiner Sicht könnte allerdings deutlich mehr erreicht werden, wenn entscheidende Gesetzesvorhaben umgesetzt würden und Staat und Politiker proaktiv und ohne Verzögerung im Erdölsektor intervenieren würden. Das könne zur Vermeidung gesellschaftlicher Konflikte beitragen, die aufgrund mangelnder Information über die Verwendung der Erdöleinnahmen entstehen könnten, sowie zur Verhütung korrupter Praktiken durch Politiker und Verantwortliche im Erdölsektor. This paper undertakes a five-year review of the management of oil revenues in Ghana since the commencement of oil production in 2010. Using reports from the Petroleum Transparency and Accountability Index, official records from key state agencies, and interviews with core individuals within the petroleum sector, the paper assesses the quality of transparency and accountability in the management of Ghana’s oil revenue. It argues that even though some progress has been made in the transparent and accountable use of oil revenues, more can be achieved if certain critical bills are passed and proactive interventions pursued without further delay on the part of government and policymakers within Ghana’s petroleum sector. These would help prevent both potential social conflict that may result from a lack of information on how oil revenues are utilised and the corrupt use of oil funds by politicians and people in authority within the oil industry.
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- 2016
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8. Ready or Not: Namibia as a Potentially Successful Oil Producer
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Dominik Kopiński, Andrzej Polus, and Wojciech Tycholiz
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Economic growth ,Volkswirtschaftstheorie ,Korruption ,Sociology and Political Science ,Economics ,corruption ,wirtschaftliche Folgen ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,social effects ,Entwicklungsland ,basic industry ,natural resources ,natürliche Ressourcen ,media_common ,economic development (on national level) ,lcsh:International relations ,Wirtschaft ,Erdöl ,Namibia ,Natural resource ,natural gas ,Economy ,320, 321, 324, 330, 333, 337 ,Petroleum ,political science, economics ,Grundstoffindustrie ,Southern Africa ,lcsh:JZ2-6530 ,National Economy ,Erdgas ,economic impact ,Cultural Studies ,Resource (biology) ,Corruption ,media_common.quotation_subject ,lcsh:DT1-3415 ,Wirtschaftsentwicklung ,present ,Development ,lcsh:Social Sciences ,Politics ,ddc:330 ,Field research ,politisches System ,crude oil ,südliches Afrika ,political system ,developing country ,economic development, state, political systems, corruption, natural resources, crude oil/natural gas extraction ,soziale Folgen ,lcsh:H ,lcsh:History of Africa ,chemistry ,Oil reserves ,Resource curse ,Political Science and International Relations - Abstract
"The primary objective of this paper is to assess whether Namibia is ready to become an oil producer. The geological estimates suggest that the country may possess the equivalent of as many as 11 billion barrels of crude oil. If the numbers are correct, Namibia would be sitting on the second-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, and exploitation could start as soon as 2017. This clearly raises the question of whether Namibia is next in line to become a victim of the notorious 'resource curse'. On the basis of critical discourse analysis and findings from field research, the authors have selected six dimensions of the resource curse and contextualised them within the spheres of Namibian politics and economy. While Namibia still faces a number of important challenges, our findings offer little evidence that the oil will have particularly disruptive effects." (author's abstract) "Die Autoren des Beitrags versuchen einzuschätzen, unter welchen Voraussetzungen Namibia in die Erdölförderung einsteigt. Nach geologischen Schätzungen könnte das Land über 11 Milliarden Barrel Rohöl verfügen. Wenn sich die Zahlen als richtig erweisen, besitzt Namibia die zweitgrößten Erdölreserven Subsahara-Afrikas; die Förderung könnte schon im Jahr 2017 beginnen. Damit ergibt sich die Frage, ob Namibia der nächste Staat ist, der dem 'Ressourcenfluch' zum Opfer fällt. Auf der Grundlage einer kritischen Diskursanalyse und unter Berücksichtigung von Feldforschungsergebnissen haben die Autoren politische und ökonomische Merkmale des namibischen Staates entlang von sechs Dimensionen des Ressourcenfluch-Ansatzes untersucht. Ihrer Einschätzung nach steht Namibia zwar vor erheblichen Herausforderungen, sie sehen aber nur wenige Hinweise darauf, dass die Erdölförderung sich besonders negativ auf die politische und soziale Entwicklung des Landes auswirken wird." (Autorenreferat)
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- 2015
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9. Oil Multinational Corporations, Environmental Irresponsibility and Turbulent Peace in the Niger Delta
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Benjamin Maiangwa and Daniel E. Agbiboa
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Oil exploration ,descriptive study ,Sociology and Political Science ,Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik ,Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy ,deskriptive Studie ,Ökologie und Umwelt ,Afrika ,environmental damage ,multinational corporations ,Entwicklungsland ,Economics ,Ökologie ,Niger ,Political science ,Environmental degradation ,media_common ,Ecology ,Human rights ,soziale Gerechtigkeit ,Erdöl ,ethnischer Konflikt ,Economy ,Multinational corporation ,Menschenrechtsverletzung ,Cultural Studies ,multinationales Unternehmen ,Politikwissenschaft ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Verantwortung ,Developing country ,Westafrika ,multinational enterprises, crude oil extraction, environmental damage, unstable peace ,Ecology, Environment ,Development ,Economic Justice ,Afrika südlich der Sahara ,West Africa ,social justice ,ddc:577 ,French-speaking Africa ,crude oil ,Africa South of the Sahara ,Amnesty ,Niger delta ,frankophones Afrika ,human rights violation ,ethnic conflict ,developing country ,Political economy ,ddc:320 ,Africa ,Political Science and International Relations ,responsibility ,Umweltschaden - Abstract
"Die Erdölexploration hatte weltweit nicht nur verheerende Auswirkungen in den Ölförderregionen, sondern es wurde auch deutlich, dass Multinationale Unternehmen (MNU) im Ölsektor vielfach mit zweierlei Maß messen: Sie sind viel eher geneigt, in den Industrieländern Anstrengungen zur Milderung von Umwelt- und sozialen Schäden einzufordern als in Entwicklungsländern. Dieser Beitrag versucht aufzuzeigen, auf welche Weise die nach wie vor verantwortungslosen Praktiken von Öl-MNU - insbesondere von Shell - zum Aufbrechen latenter ethnischer Spannungen und zu schamlosen Menschenrechtsverletzungen, zur Umweltzerstörung und zur Gefährdung des Friedens im Niger-Delta beitragen. Die Autoren untersuchen insbesondere die Wirkungen des Amnestieprogramms von 2009, das initiiert worden war, um die Gewaltspirale im Niger-Delta zu durchbrechen und die sozioökonomischen Probleme der Region zu lösen. Im Ergebnis plädieren sie für größere soziale und ökologische Gerechtigkeit, um einer Lösung des Konflikts im Niger-Delta näher zu kommen." (Autorenreferat), "For many oil-bearing communities in petro-states around the world, the net effects of oil exploration have not only been devastating, but have also highlighted the double standards that are often applied by oil multinational corporations (MNCs). These organizations are far more likely to demand environmental and social mitigation efforts in the developed world than they are in a developing country. This paper seeks to demonstrate how the continued irresponsible activities of oil MNCs - specifically Shell - have fuelled restive conditions of ethnic militancy, brazen human rights abuses, environmental degradation and unsustainable peace in the Niger Delta. The paper particularly assesses the impact of the 2009 amnesty program that was initiated to halt the downward spiral into violence in the Niger Delta and resolve the region's socio-economic challenges. The conclusion of this paper canvasses for greater social-ecological justice as a way forwards in addressing the Niger Delta conflict." (author's abstract)
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- 2013
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10. Citizenship and Resource Control in Nigeria: The Case of Minority Communities in the Niger Delta
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Dibua, J. I.
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- 2005
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