Petropolitics
26. May 2023
The prevailing trend was that oil and gas were seen primarily as a matter of market mechanisms and competition rules, even if they were related
Publications
Category
Extractivism Policy Briefs
Does Political Resource Curse Really Exist? Evidence from the rentier states in the Greater Middle East
23. February 2023
This Extractivism Policy Brief shows: • Oil rents may affect the political regimes through influencing both defense and non-defense expenditures. • Defense expenditures are considerably
Energy Transition-Quo Vadis – Revisiting Supply-Side Policies in Ecuador
10. February 2023
This Extractivism Policy Brief shows: • Extractivism has shaped Ecuador for the last half century. • The Yasuní initiative aimed at leaving about one fifth
Brazilian Development at a Standstill? Perspectives and Challenges for the New Lula Government
8. December 2022
This policy brief argues that Brazil has a standstill development syndrome as its development path swayed from extractivism to industrialization and back to extractivism. The
Colombia and the Coalition of the Pacto Histórico: From Extractivism to a Productive Economy?
25. July 2022
This Extractivism Policy Brief argues The new Colombian president Gustavo Petro pushes for a transition from an extractivist to a productive economy. He needs to
Category
Extractivism Policy Briefs
Petropolitics
26. May 2023
The prevailing trend was that oil and gas were seen primarily as a matter of market mechanisms and competition rules, even if they were related
Does Political Resource Curse Really Exist? Evidence from the rentier states in the Greater Middle East
23. February 2023
This Extractivism Policy Brief shows: • Oil rents may affect the political regimes through influencing both defense and non-defense expenditures. • Defense expenditures are considerably
Energy Transition-Quo Vadis – Revisiting Supply-Side Policies in Ecuador
10. February 2023
This Extractivism Policy Brief shows: • Extractivism has shaped Ecuador for the last half century. • The Yasuní initiative aimed at leaving about one fifth
Brazilian Development at a Standstill? Perspectives and Challenges for the New Lula Government
8. December 2022
This policy brief argues that Brazil has a standstill development syndrome as its development path swayed from extractivism to industrialization and back to extractivism. The
Colombia and the Coalition of the Pacto Histórico: From Extractivism to a Productive Economy?
25. July 2022
This Extractivism Policy Brief argues The new Colombian president Gustavo Petro pushes for a transition from an extractivist to a productive economy. He needs to
Category
Routledge Global Challenges in Political Economy
The Political Economy of Extractivism. Global Perspectives on the Seduction of Rent
4. February 2023
Edited by Hannes Warnecke-Berger and Jan Ickler For many countries, primarily in the Global South, extractivism – the exploiting and exporting of natural resources –
Category
Routledge Global Challenges in Political Economy
The Political Economy of Extractivism. Global Perspectives on the Seduction of Rent
4. February 2023
Edited by Hannes Warnecke-Berger and Jan Ickler For many countries, primarily in the Global South, extractivism – the exploiting and exporting of natural resources –
Category
Other Publications
“New Generations and Leaders to Power: from the student movement of 2011 to the first government of the Frente Amplio in 2022”
10. May 2023
On March 29th, the dossier “Youth, politics and generations in Latin America, from the second half of the 20th century to the 21st century” was
Blog post: Bolsonaro in the Ukraine crisis. Framing extractivism as a national strategy
14. March 2022
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro seems to be somewhat confused on how to tackle the Ukraine-Russia conflict in a way that aligns with his interests. In
Entanglements of the Maghreb: Cultural and Political Aspects of a Region in Motion
2. December 2021
The impulse for the recent transformations in the Arab world came from the Maghreb. Research on the region has been on the rise since, yet
Questioning the neoliberal extractivist model from the south. Capitalism, territories and resistance
11. November 2021
We would like to share the book “Questioning the neoliberal extractivist model from the south. Capitalism, territories and resistance”. Where the postdoctoral researcher of
Re-Configurations. Contextualizing Transformation Processes and Lasting Crises in the Middle East and North Africa
30. April 2021
This edited volume is an open access title and assembles both the historical consciousness and transformation of the MENA region in various disciplinary and topical
Category
Other Publications
“New Generations and Leaders to Power: from the student movement of 2011 to the first government of the Frente Amplio in 2022”
10. May 2023
On March 29th, the dossier “Youth, politics and generations in Latin America, from the second half of the 20th century to the 21st century” was
Blog post: Bolsonaro in the Ukraine crisis. Framing extractivism as a national strategy
14. March 2022
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro seems to be somewhat confused on how to tackle the Ukraine-Russia conflict in a way that aligns with his interests. In
Entanglements of the Maghreb: Cultural and Political Aspects of a Region in Motion
2. December 2021
The impulse for the recent transformations in the Arab world came from the Maghreb. Research on the region has been on the rise since, yet
Questioning the neoliberal extractivist model from the south. Capitalism, territories and resistance
11. November 2021
We would like to share the book “Questioning the neoliberal extractivist model from the south. Capitalism, territories and resistance”. Where the postdoctoral researcher of
Re-Configurations. Contextualizing Transformation Processes and Lasting Crises in the Middle East and North Africa
30. April 2021
This edited volume is an open access title and assembles both the historical consciousness and transformation of the MENA region in various disciplinary and topical