| ID | 178527 |
| Title Proper | Gold mining in the Sahara-Sahel |
| Other Title Information | the political geography of state-making and unmaking |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Raineri, Luca |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the Sahara-Sahel, artisanal gold mining is booming. Fragile Sahelian states arguably provide a most likely case for the ‘resource conflict’ theory to hold, yet ‘resource capture’ can also underpin informal governance schemes through which the co-optation of non-state actors ushers in (hybrid) state-building. While the diversity of empirical cases lends credibility to both theories, the dialectic of proximity and distance – both social and spatial – helps make sense of the different modalities of artisanal gold mining governance in the region. In the Sahelian core of regional states, artisanal gold mining has supported regime empowerment; in the Sahara, it has helped assuage pre-existing tensions; in the Tibesti, it has led to militarisation and conflict. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Spectator Vol. 55, No.4; Dec 2020: p.100-117 |
| Journal Source | International Spectator Vol: 55 No 4 |
| Key Words | Governance ; Gold Mining ; State - Building ; Resources ; Violent Entrepreneurs |