Wars of plunder: conflicts, profits and the politics of resources

By C. Hunsberger. 2013

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The energy‐extractives nexus and the just transition (2021, background): “At the local level, mining exacerbates pre-existing vulnerabilities through changes that deeply alter land, land relations, livelihoods and natural habitats (e.g., Bainton et al., 2018; Jacka, 2015; Voyles, 2015), which can in turn generate violent conflict (e.g., Bebbington, 2012; Le Billon, 2014).”
Just cuts for fossil fuels? Supply-side carbon constraints and energy transition (2020, background): “…volatility of oil revenues and other ‘oil curse’ effects, many ‘oil rich’ countries are seeking to diversify their economies, although the political implications of such a shift is often seen by domestic ruling elites as a possible threat to their oil-fuelled regime (Le Billon, 2013; Ross, 2012).”