Abundant oil endowment in Africa has largely been associated with high levels of violence
and corruption based on the political economy of an oil curse. This article intervenes in the …

Geographies of Developing Areas is a thought provoking and accessible introductory text,
presenting a fresh view of the Global South that challenges students' pre-conceptions and …

The rising demand for energy and the aim of moving away from fossil fuels and to low-
carbon power have led many countries to move to alternative sources including solar …

Bolivia is part of the left-turn that Latin America has seen since the end of the 1990s. The
country was traditionally ruled by a conservative establishment and political instability …

This paper offers a critical account of the amnesty programme introduced by the Nigerian
state in 2009. It examines the impact and limitations of the amnesty as an instrument of …

The discovery of oil in commercial quantity in Nigeria in 1956 ushered in a period
characterized by endemic crises of oil rents management and corporate insecurity. From …

This exploration piece challenges the dominant reading of oil-related social conflicts through
an environmental prism. Through a methodological intervention that classifies conflicts as' …

Previous research has established a link between oil production and armed conflict in low-
and middle-income countries. Oil-related grievances are viewed as a key variable driving …

A large qualitative literature on violent conflict in Nigeria has identified the importance of oil
production and ethnicity as salient factors in understanding violence, especially in the oil …

Election violence varies significantly within countries, yet how and why are undertheorized.
Although existing scholarship has shown how national-level economic, institutional, and …