Piping Away Development
The Material Evolution of Resource Nationalism in Mtwara, Tanzania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4603578 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aidan Barlow (0000-0002-4485-8362, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 377-395 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7070 • E-ISSN: 1465-3893 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057070.2022.2028486 |
| OpenAlex | W4210911581 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
The article explores the evolution of resource nationalism at a local level through the construction of infrastructure. It argues that, in Mtwara, resource nationalism was combined with local perceptions and demands that were shaped through the construction of different forms of infrastructure. The discovery of gas was accompanied by infrastructure in the forms of increased electricity generation and access, improved roads, and construction of new buildings. There were also plans and promises for industrial development utilising gas both as a raw resource in production and as fuel for electricity generation. These provided the confirmation that natural gas was to act as a modernising force for the region and boost economic and social development. Perceptions changed with the confirmation that a pipeline would be constructed to transport gas from Mtwara to Dar es Salaam for electricity generation, causing protests and riots. The completion of the pipeline, combined with the government’s response to the protests, resulted in a change in the perception of what gas can provide for the region. With gas now going to Dar es Salaam, it has also symbolically removed the bedrock of a local gas-based developmental imaginary. Instead, gas has added to the historical grievances that many in the region perceive
Business · Economics · Economy · Electrical engineering · Electricity · Environmental planning · Nationalism · Natural gas · Natural resource economics · Political science · Politics · Tanzania · Waste management · Computer Science · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Environmental Science · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
Local community participation in Tanzania's natural gas sector
The temporalities of extractive frontiers
Rentier resource nationalism and overseas investment by multinational corporations
Resource nationalism
How effective is opposition to pipelines in lower- and middle-income countries? Coalitions and countervailing power in Latin America and Africa
Extractivism as Nationalism
Legislating for failure
Temporal frictions
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |