Profile of a Research Associate – Farwa Sial
13 July 2020 In the second in our series of spotlights on Research Associates, we discover more about Farwa Sial
The impact of Covid-19 on oil and gas producers in developing countries
12 June 2020Farwa Sial The global oil industry is experiencing major shocks as the Covid-19 pandemic endures. The challenge to the
On Uganda’s 'long march' to first oil and the missing billions in the oil fund
10 March 2020 Angelo Izama Recently a government minister, Hon. David Bahati, claimed that money in early
Universidad del Pacífico presenta libro 'Gobernanza de las industrias extractivas: política, historia, ideas'
8 July 2019 For all non-Spanish readers, this blog is about the launch of the Spanish version of the book, Governing
Five ESID books are open access and free to download
26 June 2019 With the recent publication of two new books, The Politics of Education in Developing Countries and Negotiating
Governing Extractive Industries book launches at Oxfam America
17 April 2019 Professor Anthony Bebbington Having somebody else explain to you what your book is about is both a
Spanish version of Governing Extractive Industries book out now
17 April 2019 Gobernanza de las industrias extractivas : política, historia, ideas Las ideas para el proyecto de investigación sobre
LIVE STREAMED EVENT – Anthony Bebbington speaks at Oxfam America on Extractive Industries, Inclusion, Rights and Climate
Political Settlements and Extractive Industries: Implications for Inclusion, Rights and Climate When: Thursday, 4 April, 2019 12 - 2pm Where:
Prof Sam Hickey on The UN Global Dispatches Podcast – How countries can avoid the resource curse
12 February 2018 Our Research Director, Professor Sam Hickey, is this week featured on The UN Global Dispatches Podcast. He talks
An excerpt from Governing Extractive Industries – Resource Extraction and Inclusive Development
22 August 2018 This exciting new book is drawn from ESID research on natural resource governance that began in 2012.
New journal article on the politics of Ghana's oil
17th July 2018 A new open access article by ESID researchers Giles Mohan, Kojo Asante and Abdul Gafaru Abdulai has
New book Governing Extractive Industries is available for open access!
2 July 2018 Last week we launched a new book, Governing Extractive Industries, at the DSA Conference and now it's
Research on the political economy of Ghana's oil is published in New Political Economy Journal
27 March 2018 ESID Research on the politics of governing Ghana's oil has been published as an article, Party politics and
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
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
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
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
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
Can extractive industries promote development?
1 June 2016 By Neil McCulloch This post first appear on the Unu-Wider Blog. I spent the