The role of non-state actors in the exploitation of Western Sahara's natural resources
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3978980 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raquel Ojeda Garcia (0000-0002-1948-7678, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), Raquel Ojeda-García (Universidad de Granada) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1229-1254 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13629387.2021.1917125 |
| OpenAlex | W3164168650 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article examines the influence of non-state actors - particularly non-governmental organisations - on major import companies, investors, and transporters of Sahrawi natural resources, as well as the bodies of the European Union, its member states, the Polisario Front and, additionally, other non-state actors. The aim is to determine whether these actors have had an impact on changing the strategy of the Polisario Front with respect to its demands, reinforcing the movement’s focus on safeguarding the natural resources of the territory of Western Sahara, protecting them against exploitation, and ensuring that they benefit the Sahrawi people. To that end, the study analyses the actions of non-state actors, the frames they employ, and the levels where they operate. Thanks to more than 20 interviews conducted with the heads of a variety of non-state actors, new research questions have arisen at the same time that awareness has been raised about the importance of renewable resources as an additional object of the claims made by both the Polisario Front and non-governmental organisations
Business · European union · Front (military · Geography · International trade · Natural (archaeology · Natural resource · Political science · Safeguarding · State (computer science · Variety (cybernetics · African Studies and Geopolitics · International Development and Aid · Law · Natural Resources and Economic Development
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |