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At Africa's expense? : disaggregating the social impact of Chinese mining operations
Wegenast, Tim; Strüver, Georg; Giesen, Juliane; … - 2017
Qualitative studies and media reports suggest that the presence of Chinese oil or mining companies generates resentments among local extractive communities due to low wages, poor working conditions, environmental degradation, the employment of foreign labour, and perceived racial discrimination....
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Inclusive institutions and the onset of internal conflict in resource-rich countries
Wegenast, Tim - 2010
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The resource curse and rentier states in the Caspian region : a need for context analysis
Meißner, Hannes - 2010
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Too many resources or too few? : What drives international conflicts?
Strüver, Georg - 2010
Konflikten besser durch umfangreiche Rohstoffvorkommen und die Verfügbarkeit beträchtlicher Einnahmen aus dem Ressourcensektor in …
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The resource curse and rentier states in the Caspian region : a need for context analysis
Meißner, Hannes - 2010
Although much attention is paid to the Caspian region with regard to energy issues, the domestic consequences of the region's resource production have so far constituted a neglected field of research. A systematic survey of the latest research trends in the economic and political causalities of...
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Inclusive institutions and the onset of internal conflict in resource-rich countries
Wegenast, Tim C. - 2010
Studien über die institutionellen Determinanten innerstaatlicher Gewalt legen nahe, dass die Präsenz multipler politischer Parteien das Konfliktpotential innerhalb der Länder reduziert. Es wird behauptet, dass Parteien oppositionelle Gruppierungen in eine institutionalisierte politische Arena...
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Too many resources or too few? : what drives international conflicts?
Strüver, Georg - 2010
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Rethinking the consultation-conflict link : lessons from Bolivia's gas sector
Schilling-Vacaflor, Almut - 2013
This article sheds light on 26 consultations in Bolivia's gas sector (2007-2012) and challenges simplified conceptions of prior consultation as a tool for conflict prevention and resolution. It shows that consultations do not only appease conflicts, but also exacerbate them as these procedures...
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India's turn in climate policy : assessing the interplay of domestic and international policy change
Betz, Joachim - 2012
India has long been regarded as a deal-breaker in international climate negotiations; it was at the summit in … Copenhagen that India first abandoned its old strategic line and made a commitment to reduce carbon emissions voluntarily. This … globally, India intended to be perceived as a responsible actor, one deserving of a greater say in global governance matters …
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The formation of preferences in two-level games : an analysis of India's domestic and foreign energy policy
Betz, Joachim; Hanif, Melanie - 2010
This paper examines the formation of India's energy-policy strategy as an act of doubleedged diplomacy. After … domestic context of policy preference formation. India's energy strategy is shaped by a shortage of energy and the scarcity of … a considerable indirect influence. The paper analyzes how all these domestic necessities combine with India's general …
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