Overview
Explores links between natural resources and civil conflict, focusing on protest and violence in the context of mining
Analyzes how the conflict-inducing effect of natural resources is mediated by inequality and grievances
Address issues of causal inference with the help of advanced research designs and qualitative case-study methods
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theories and Concepts
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Case Studies
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Conclusions
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About this book
This edited volume explores the link between natural resources and civil conflict, focusing especially on protest and violence in the context of mining and the extraction of minerals. The primary goal of the book is to analyze how the conflict-inducing effect of natural resources is mediated by inequality and grievances. Given the topicality of the current boom in mining, the main empirical focus is on non-fuel minerals. The work contains large-N studies of fuel and non-fuel resources and their effect on conflict. It presents case studies focusing on Zambia, India, Guatemala, and Burkina Faso, which investigate the mechanisms between the extraction of natural resources and violent conflict. Finally, the book provides a summary of the previous analyses.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Hamid E. Ali is Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar.
Lars-Erik Cederman is Professor of International Conflict Research at ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Natural Resources, Inequality and Conflict
Editors: Hamid E. Ali, Lars-Erik Cederman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73558-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73557-9Published: 28 January 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73560-9Published: 29 January 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73558-6Published: 27 January 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 233
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development and Sustainability, Development and Social Change, Regional Development