Japhace Poncian
Biographic Data
| ID | 1744185 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Japhace Poncian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Japhace |
| FAMILY NAME | Poncian |
| SIGNATURE | PONCIAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Newcastle Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1578-6766 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The place of Indigenous knowledge system in mapping and extraction of minerals in the lake Zone of Tanzania
The paper assesses the place of Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) in mapping and extraction of minerals in Tanzania. It assumes that the IKS has been a base for identification and extraction of minerals, but very little is known as per current development of science and technology. Data for this paper was collected from artisanal and small-scale gold miners through mixed methods of data collection and analysis. The paper shows that most of the ex…
The political economy of energy transitions in Africa
The understanding of the political economy of energy transitions in lower-income African countries is little developed. A focus on coalitions has emerged as a promising approach, but it was largely developed based on experiences from higher-income countries. This article has two interrelated purposes. First, it explores and develops the coalition approach to the study of the prioritisation between energy sources in lower-income countries by combi…
Adopting and practicing resource nationalism in Africa
Many resource-rich countries in Africa have at one time or the other resorted to resource nationalism in a bid to increase economic benefits and bolster state and public participation. But has this translated into improved resource governance? With a focus on Tanzania's State Mining Corporation (STAMICO), this paper critically examines whether the adoption of resource nationalism results in actual practice and improved resource governance. The pa…
The governance costs of legislating under a certificate of urgency in Tanzania's mining sector
Resource nationalism and energy transitions in lower-income countries
As the world approaches the 2030 year marker for the implementation of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as defined by the United Nations, the global urgency for sustainable and energy sources grows. Lower-income countries, however, confront a choice between cleaner energy and ensuring cheap and reliable energy. This raises the question of how some countries can find a balance between meeting their global climate change commitments and meet…
Between Rhetoric and Reality
Tanzania has gone through two waves of resource nationalism since independence, with both having significant implications for the country’s evolving approach to governing its resources. This article focuses on the second wave, which began during President Kikwete’s administration (from 2005 to 2015) and was further strengthened under that of President Magufuli (from 2015 to 2021). This article draws on the case of negotiations between the governm…
Security Privatisation and Working Conditions in Tanzania
The unprecedented globalisation process has necessitated socio-economic and political reforms to keep pace with the changing conditions. One major reform undertaken in Tanzania and across many other countries has been the privatisation of security service provision. Consequently, several profit-oriented security companies have sprung up. Studies have focused on the private security industry regulation and working conditions. This paper examines w…
Resource nationalism and community engagement in extractive resource governance
Resource nationalism has dominated resource governance politics across Africa. Resource-rich states have sought to both relegitimise extraction and secure more economic benefits. However, there is a paucity of studies on the consequences of resource nationalism for community participation in resource-governance and decision-making processes. Drawing on three cases of community resistance and negotiation in three different eras, this paper compare…
ICT, citizen engagement and the governance of extractive resources in Tanzania
When government commitment meets community proactiveness
Managing revenue collection outsourcing in Tanzania’s local government authorities
Due to their critical role in development and governance, local governments need adequate financial resources to deliver the many developmental functions. However, such financial resources are either not available or inadequate. One way of rising to this challenge has been scaling up revenue collection from local revenue sources. This is done through either in-house collection or outsourcing revenue collection. Extant research has focused on the …
Galvanising political support through resource nationalism
Extractive resource ownership and the subnational resource curse
Natural Resource Conflicts as a Struggle for Space
Natural resource extraction in Africa has been characterised by conflicts between large scale and small scale miners on the one hand and large scale miners and the communities on the other. In some countries such as Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Liberia, natural resources have bred political instability and civil wars. A great deal of academic discourse on resource conflicts in Africa focuses on greed, …
Christian-Muslim Relations in Tanzania
Galvanising political support through resource nationalism
When government commitment meets community proactiveness
Resource nationalism and community engagement in extractive resource governance
Resource nationalism has dominated resource governance politics across Africa. Resource-rich states have sought to both relegitimise extraction and secure more economic benefits. However, there is a paucity of studies on the consequences of resource nationalism for community participation in resource-governance and decision-making processes. Drawing on three cases of community resistance and negotiation in three different eras, this paper compare…
Extractive resource ownership and the subnational resource curse
Between Rhetoric and Reality
Tanzania has gone through two waves of resource nationalism since independence, with both having significant implications for the country’s evolving approach to governing its resources. This article focuses on the second wave, which began during President Kikwete’s administration (from 2005 to 2015) and was further strengthened under that of President Magufuli (from 2015 to 2021). This article draws on the case of negotiations between the governm…
Resource nationalism and energy transitions in lower-income countries
As the world approaches the 2030 year marker for the implementation of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as defined by the United Nations, the global urgency for sustainable and energy sources grows. Lower-income countries, however, confront a choice between cleaner energy and ensuring cheap and reliable energy. This raises the question of how some countries can find a balance between meeting their global climate change commitments and meet…
Managing revenue collection outsourcing in Tanzania’s local government authorities
Due to their critical role in development and governance, local governments need adequate financial resources to deliver the many developmental functions. However, such financial resources are either not available or inadequate. One way of rising to this challenge has been scaling up revenue collection from local revenue sources. This is done through either in-house collection or outsourcing revenue collection. Extant research has focused on the …
Christian-Muslim Relations in Tanzania
Natural Resource Conflicts as a Struggle for Space
Natural resource extraction in Africa has been characterised by conflicts between large scale and small scale miners on the one hand and large scale miners and the communities on the other. In some countries such as Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Liberia, natural resources have bred political instability and civil wars. A great deal of academic discourse on resource conflicts in Africa focuses on greed, …
Christian-Muslim Relations in Tanzania
Extractive resource ownership and the subnational resource curse
When government commitment meets community proactiveness
Managing revenue collection outsourcing in Tanzania’s local government authorities
Due to their critical role in development and governance, local governments need adequate financial resources to deliver the many developmental functions. However, such financial resources are either not available or inadequate. One way of rising to this challenge has been scaling up revenue collection from local revenue sources. This is done through either in-house collection or outsourcing revenue collection. Extant research has focused on the …
Galvanising political support through resource nationalism
ICT, citizen engagement and the governance of extractive resources in Tanzania
Resource nationalism and community engagement in extractive resource governance
Resource nationalism has dominated resource governance politics across Africa. Resource-rich states have sought to both relegitimise extraction and secure more economic benefits. However, there is a paucity of studies on the consequences of resource nationalism for community participation in resource-governance and decision-making processes. Drawing on three cases of community resistance and negotiation in three different eras, this paper compare…
Security Privatisation and Working Conditions in Tanzania
The unprecedented globalisation process has necessitated socio-economic and political reforms to keep pace with the changing conditions. One major reform undertaken in Tanzania and across many other countries has been the privatisation of security service provision. Consequently, several profit-oriented security companies have sprung up. Studies have focused on the private security industry regulation and working conditions. This paper examines w…
Adopting and practicing resource nationalism in Africa
Many resource-rich countries in Africa have at one time or the other resorted to resource nationalism in a bid to increase economic benefits and bolster state and public participation. But has this translated into improved resource governance? With a focus on Tanzania's State Mining Corporation (STAMICO), this paper critically examines whether the adoption of resource nationalism results in actual practice and improved resource governance. The pa…
The governance costs of legislating under a certificate of urgency in Tanzania's mining sector
Resource nationalism and energy transitions in lower-income countries
As the world approaches the 2030 year marker for the implementation of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as defined by the United Nations, the global urgency for sustainable and energy sources grows. Lower-income countries, however, confront a choice between cleaner energy and ensuring cheap and reliable energy. This raises the question of how some countries can find a balance between meeting their global climate change commitments and meet…
Between Rhetoric and Reality
Tanzania has gone through two waves of resource nationalism since independence, with both having significant implications for the country’s evolving approach to governing its resources. This article focuses on the second wave, which began during President Kikwete’s administration (from 2005 to 2015) and was further strengthened under that of President Magufuli (from 2015 to 2021). This article draws on the case of negotiations between the governm…
The political economy of energy transitions in Africa
The understanding of the political economy of energy transitions in lower-income African countries is little developed. A focus on coalitions has emerged as a promising approach, but it was largely developed based on experiences from higher-income countries. This article has two interrelated purposes. First, it explores and develops the coalition approach to the study of the prioritisation between energy sources in lower-income countries by combi…
The place of Indigenous knowledge system in mapping and extraction of minerals in the lake Zone of Tanzania
The paper assesses the place of Indigenous Knowledge System (IKS) in mapping and extraction of minerals in Tanzania. It assumes that the IKS has been a base for identification and extraction of minerals, but very little is known as per current development of science and technology. Data for this paper was collected from artisanal and small-scale gold miners through mixed methods of data collection and analysis. The paper shows that most of the ex…
Political science (13 works) · Economics (12 works) · Tanzania (12 works) · Politics (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Mining and Resource Management (10 works) · Natural Resources and Economic Development (10 works) · Corporate governance (8 works) · Socioeconomics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works)