Green Energy Transition in Latin America
27. January 2025
New book available! Contents Latin America is gaining significant geopolitical importance in the context of the climate crisis, decarbonization, and the transition to renewable energy.
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THE PROJECT
EXTRACTIVISM IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE MAGHREB
extractivism.de is a collaborative research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The project investigates natural resource extractivism in Latin America and the Maghreb.
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Our RESEARCH AGENDA:
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What is Extractivism?
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Extractivism and Energy Transitions
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Extractivism and Geopolitics
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Fellows
Internationally outstanding and distinguished interdisciplinary guest researchers support our project.
Ignacio Sabbatella
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences
(Argentina)
Pedro Romero Marques
University of São Paulo
(Brazil)
Mohamed Ismail Sabry
Erasmus University of Rotterdam
(Netherlands)
Hanen Keskes
Natural Resource Governance Institute
(Tunisia)
Beth Stratford
University College of London
(United Kingdom)
Laura García-Montoya
University of Toronto
(Canada)
Raouf Farrah
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) (Switzerland)
Ouafa Haddioui
independent
researcher
Veronica Robert
National University of San Martín
(Argentina)
Teresa Kramarz
University of Toronto
(Canada)
Ramon Pichs-Madruga
Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (Cuba)
Samir Bellal
University Mouloud Mammeri de
Tizi-Ouzou (Algeria)
Osmel Manzano
Inter-American Development Bank
Georgetown University (USA)
Juan Infante-Amate
University of Granada
(Spain)
Rebeka Gluhbegovic
Phillips University Marburg
(Germany)
The project results are made accessible to the academic public through international publications. For politics, society and development cooperation, we present our findings in adequate formats.
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Lithium policies in Latin America: old wine in new bottles?
27. August 2024
This Extractivism Policy Brief 08/2024 argues that: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico hold a considerable share of lithium reserves globally. These countries developed specific
Renewable energies in Tunisia: an alternative development strategy?
20. August 2024
This Extractivism Policy Brief 07/2024 shows: With the economic and ecological crisis that Tunisia is experiencing, an energy transition is needed to benefit from the
New Book: Cerioli, L. (2024) The Persian Gulf Triangle: Strategic Relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States. Manchester University Press
8. August 2024
The new book of our researcher Luiza Cerioli, entitled “The Persian Gulf Triangle: Strategic Relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States,” is already
Zu Reich für die Energiewende? NEW ARTICLE by Hannes Warnecke-Berger & Hans-Jürgen Burchardt (2024)
20. June 2024
We published a new article: Warnecke-Berger, H., & Burchardt, H.‑J. Zu reich für die Energiewende? WeltSichten: Magazin Für Globale Entwicklung Und Ökumenische Zusammenarbeit, 2024(3). https://www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/42681/zu-reich-fuer-die-energiewende
Institutional change in the context of a rentier economy: the Algerian case
19. June 2024
This Extractivism Policy Brief 06/2024 shows: Despite global economic changes, the institutional configurations of the rentier system of accumulation in Algeria remain fundamentally the same.
Green Energy Transition in Latin America
27. January 2025 No Comments
New book available! Contents Latin America is gaining significant geopolitical importance in the context of the climate crisis, decarbonization, and the transition to renewable energy.
Lithium policies in Latin America: old wine in new bottles?
27. August 2024 No Comments
This Extractivism Policy Brief 08/2024 argues that: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico hold a considerable share of lithium reserves globally. These countries developed specific
Renewable energies in Tunisia: an alternative development strategy?
20. August 2024 No Comments
This Extractivism Policy Brief 07/2024 shows: With the economic and ecological crisis that Tunisia is experiencing, an energy transition is needed to benefit from the
New Book: Cerioli, L. (2024) The Persian Gulf Triangle: Strategic Relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States. Manchester University Press
8. August 2024 No Comments
The new book of our researcher Luiza Cerioli, entitled “The Persian Gulf Triangle: Strategic Relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States,” is already
Zu Reich für die Energiewende? NEW ARTICLE by Hannes Warnecke-Berger & Hans-Jürgen Burchardt (2024)
20. June 2024 No Comments
We published a new article: Warnecke-Berger, H., & Burchardt, H.‑J. Zu reich für die Energiewende? WeltSichten: Magazin Für Globale Entwicklung Und Ökumenische Zusammenarbeit, 2024(3). https://www.welt-sichten.org/artikel/42681/zu-reich-fuer-die-energiewende
Institutional change in the context of a rentier economy: the Algerian case
19. June 2024 No Comments
This Extractivism Policy Brief 06/2024 shows: Despite global economic changes, the institutional configurations of the rentier system of accumulation in Algeria remain fundamentally the same.
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Team
The University of Kassel and the Philipps-University Marburg host the project cooperatively, closely linked through intensive interaction among staff and regular joint events. This strengthens scientific cooperation, fosters innovation and supports our team's professional growth, in particularly of the young-career scholars.
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CONTACT
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