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240075 SE VM6 / VM2 - African resources from a global perspective. Chains, networks and regulation (2023S)

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 24 - Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 08.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 15.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 22.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 29.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 19.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 26.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 03.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 10.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 17.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 24.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 31.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 07.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 14.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 21.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Wednesday 28.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Seminarraum SG2 Internationale Entwicklung, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will start with weekly discussions of core texts about the extraction of natural resources in Africa from politico-economic, sociological, anthropological and geographical points of views. We will focus non-renewable resources in Africa, although renewable resources and other continents will be part of the course, especially if there is special interest. These discussions will be accompanied by input from my own research, mainly on bauxite and gold mining in West Africa.

In a second step, students will focus on case studies. A focus on renewable resources and case studies from other continents will be permitted, if the students have already acquired knowledge in these directions.
Theoretical input will mainly comprise discussions about the “dutch disease”, global production networks and political ecology.

Assessment and permitted materials

Weekly essays, presentations

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students have to give at least one presentation, write a seminar paper (25-35,000 characters) and hand it at least 3 of 4 essays (700 words each).

Examination topics

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Reading list

• Bridge, G. (2008). Global production networks and the extractive sector: Governing resource-based development. Journal of Economic Geography, 8(3), 389-419.
• Campbell, B. (2009). Mining in Africa : Regulation and development. London: Pluto Press.
• Custers, R., & Matthysen, K. (2009). Africa’s natural resources in a global context. Antwerpen. Online: https://www.cncd.be/IMG/pdf/20090812_Natural_Resources.pdf
• Frynas, Jedrzej George (2005): The false developmental promise of corporate social responsibility. Evidence from multinational oil companies. In: International affairs 81 (3), 581–598.
• Geenen, Sara. "A Dangerous Bet: The Challenges of Formalizing Artisanal Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo." Resources Policy 37.3 (2012): 322-30.
• Hilson, GM. (2012): Corporate Social Responsibility in the Extractive Industries: Experiences from Developing Countries. Resources Policy, 37 (2), 131-137.
• Knierzinger, J. (2018). Bauxite Mining in Africa. Cham: Palgrave/ Springer.
• Lee, Ching Kwan. "Raw Encounters: Chinese Managers, African Workers and the Politics of Casualization in Africa's Chinese Enclaves *." The China Quarterly 199.199 (2009): 647-66
• Ross, M. (1999). The political economy of the resource curse. World Politics, 50(2), 297-322.
• Southall, R., & Melber, H. (2009). A new scramble for Africa? : Imperialism, investment and development. Scottsville, South Africa: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press.

Association in the course directory

VM6/VM2

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