Prof Eric Werker
Role Eric Werker is Associate Professor of Strategy and International Business in the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser
Drilling down into the drivers of extractive industry governance
Anthony Bebbington 4 July 2017 When a country discovers that it has valuable mineral deposits under its soil, some would say it
Spotlight on an ESID expert : Anthony Bebbington
3 July 2017 Professor Anthony Bebbington leads the ESID research programme on the politics of natural resources
Political settlements, natural resource extraction, and inclusion in Bolivia
Working paper 77 Download pdf Denise Humphreys Bebbington and Celina Grisi Huber This paper forms part of a project investigating the relationships
Political settlements and the governance of extractive industry: A comparative analysis of the longue durée in Africa and Latin America
Working paper 81 Download pdf Anthony Bebbington with Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai, Marja Hinfelaar, Denise Humphreys Bebbington and Cynthia Sanborn This paper synthesises findings
The politics of mining and the resource curse in Ghana
Abdul Gafaru Abdulai 12 June 2017 Why are some mineral-dependent countries able to translate natural resource wealth
WATCH: What needs to happen about illegal mining in Ghana?
8 June 2017 Known as 'galamsey', illegal small-scale mining has really captured the attention of the media and the public
Competitive clientelism and the political economy of mining in Ghana
Working paper 78 Download pdf Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai This paper offers a political economy explanation to the question of why over
FINDINGS: Competitive politics and the challenge of combating illegal mining in Ghana
1 June 2017 Dr Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai In the last three months, the Ghanaian media landscape has been dominated by discussions
Mining, political settlements and inclusive development in Peru
Working paper 79 Download pdf Cynthia Sanborn, Tania Ramírez and Verónica Hurtado This paper examines how economic and political factors have influenced
The politics of natural resource extraction in Zambia
Working paper 80 Download pdf Marja Hinfelaar and Jessica Achberger Moving beyond the mantra that ‘politics matters’, a range of
Repealing resource transparency – a shameful descent into collusion with criminality
By Brian Levy 29 March 2017 ESID will soon be publishing a synthesis of new research on the politics of
Corporate social responsibility and political settlements in the mining sector in Ghana, Zambia and Peru
Working paper 74 Download pdf Tomas Frederiksen This paper explores and compares the political effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Spotlight on an ESID Researcher: Dr Tomas Frederiksen
5 October, 2016 Dr Tomas Frederiksen is co-investigator on the ESID natural resources project, which tracks the politics of natural resources and inclusive development
Scalar politics and transnational governance innovations: A political settlements lens on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in the Andes
Working paper 66 Download pdf Anthony Bebbington, Elisa Arond and Juan Luis Dammert The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) originated
Has Chhattisgarh done better than Jharkhand in promoting inclusive development? A political settlements analysis of two newly created mineral rich Indian states
Briefing No. 18 This briefing presents research on the two newly created Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, which have both
Dr Tomas Frederiksen
Role Tomas Frederiksen is a lecturer in international development at the Global Development Institute (GDI), the University of Manchester. He is co-investigator
Can extractive industries promote development?
1 June 2016 By Neil McCulloch This post first appear on the Unu-Wider Blog. I spent the
Political settlements approach to extractive industries in Eastern Africa
Marja Hinfelaar 15 April 2016 In February, I presented some of our ESID research findings on the politics of natural
What are our findings on Ghana?
Anna Webster 13 April 2016 So the ESID team are back in Manchester following a great week
The politics of governing natural resources in Ghana: Towards inclusive development?
Briefing No. 15 In Ghana, the manner in which political power is contested tends to increase the incentives of ruling
Transparency on extractive industries and the problem of shrinking civic space
11 March 2016 Anthony Bebbington During the last week of February 2016, the Extractive Industries