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This paper explores the consequences of Sudan’s experience with traumatic decarbonization and how this informs thinking on the durability of systems of monetized political governance: political marketplaces.
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From the Nigerian people to scholars, and even Nigerian government officials, the Nigerian government is often described as an elite cartel focused on dividing up the immense oil spoils. Oil has historically accounted for 65 – 85 percent of government revenues, but what happens when the oil money dries up?
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From the Nigerian people to scholars, and even Nigerian government officials, the Nigerian government is often described as an elite cartel focused on dividing up the immense oil spoils. Oil has historically accounted for 65 – 85 percent of government revenues, but what happens when the oil money dries up?
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Based on an empirical comparison of peace processes in carbon-dependent economies over time, this article investigates the impact of decarbonisation and the related decline of political finance in respective political marketplaces on peacemaking.
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Tarun Gopalakrishnan and Jared Miller
How will traumatic decarbonization affect peace processes and political settlements in fragile oil-producing states in Africa and the Middle East? Energy Transition in Fragile States: A Critical Primer
February 2023
There is increasing global recognition of the need to move away from carbon-based fuels towards renewable energy […]
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The planned shift to renewable energy will risk violence in fragile oil states.
Benjamin J. Spatz, Alex de Waal, Aditya Sarkar; Tegan Blaine
Research described in this article was funded by a USIP grant and conducted by the World Peace Foundation’s “Decarbonization and Peace in Fragile States” project. The […]
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