Governing African oil and gas: Boom-era political and institutional innovation

Nelson Oppong; Luke Patey; Ricardo Soares de Oliveira

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2020.10.011

Governing African oil and gas: Boom-era political and institutional innovation

Nelson Oppong, Luke Patey, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira

School of Social and Political Science

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This paper introduces a special issue titled ‘Governing African Oil and Gas: Boom-Era Political and Institutional Innovation’. The special issue comprises 11 papers which investigate political and institutional innovation during the continent's 2004–2014 boom period. This is explored across state and non-state actors and in the local, national and transnational realms to chart creative engagements with the opportunities and constraints afforded by the resource boom. The special issue covers changes in regulatory frameworks, civil society mobilization, institutional goals and corporate policy. This introductory paper interrogates the major themes covered in this special issue and simultaneously introduces each of the 11 papers that follow.

Original language	English
Journal	The Extractive Industries and Society
Early online date	18 Nov 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2020.10.011
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 18 Nov 2020

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Africa
boom
petroleum
natural gas
governance
politics
transparency

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Governing African Oil and Gas: Boom-Era Political and Institutional Innovation
de Oliveira, R. S. (ed.), Patey, L. (ed.) & Oppong, N. (ed.), Nov 2018, Elsevier. 115 p. (The Extractive Industries and Society; vol. 7, no. 4)
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- School of Social and Political Science - Lecturer in African Studies and International Development
- Scaling Business in Africa
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