"The period from 1957-1988 was transformative for the international oil industry. As the home to two major oil companies, BP and Shell, as well as the possessor of large quantities of oil and gas in its territorial waters, the United Kingdom was at the heart of this transition. While famous for...

Der Kampf um die Erdölvorkommen ist eine entscheidende Ursache der politischen Dauerkrise im arabischen Raum sowie im nahen und mittleren Osten. Auf den Zusammenhang zwischen militärischen Konflikten, Demokratiedefizit und der Verfügungsgewalt über die Erdöl- und Gasvorkommen der Region...

"Following a wave of oil discoveries in Africa, Oil-Age Africa offers new perspectives and critical reflections on the prevalent academic discourses on oil in Africa. This collection brings together researchers from the social sciences to challenge simplified readings of the complex realities of...