A local to global perspective on oil and wind exploitation, resource governance and conflict in Northern Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5680935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johannes Schilling (0000-0002-5375-205X, Universität Koblenz, corresponding author), Janpeter Schilling (Research Group Landuse Conflicts, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany), Raphael Locham (Danish Group Kenya, Lodwar, Kenya), Jürgen Scheffran (0000-0002-7171-3062, Universität Hamburg) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 571-600 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conflict Security and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1467-8802 • E-ISSN: 1478-1174 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14678802.2018.1532642 |
| OpenAlex | W2901881784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 42 |
In north-western Kenya, significant oil reserves have been discovered and the first oil trucks have left Turkana County in June 2018. On the east side of Lake Turkana, the largest wind power project on the African continent was completed in mid-2017. This article applies a local to global perspective to explore the benefits and externalities for the local communities living in close proximity to the oil and wind exploitation sites. A particular focus is placed on governance of energy resources, water and employment opportunities and its impacts on new and existing conflict dynamics. The article is based on extensive field research conducted between 2016 and 2018. Results suggest that similarities between oil and wind exploitation can be identified in terms of unmet promises of compensation for land and community expectations for employment which cause tensions and conflicts between the operating companies and the local communities. Differences exist with respect to externalities such as environmental pollution that are expected to be higher for the production of oil than for wind energy
Business · Corporate governance · Economics · Economy · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Externality · Geography · Natural resource · Natural resource economics · Political science · Resource curse · Wind power · Energy and Environment Impacts · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Ecology
Climate Change, Security Risks, and Violent Conflicts
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When promises are not (yet) met
Financing large-scale renewable-energy projects in Kenya
Does political settlements analysis capture the unsettling politics of oil in Africa
Solar labor market transitions in the United Arab Emirates
Oil extraction and public attitudes
A political ecology perspective on resource extraction and human security in Kenya, Bolivia and Peru
Causal pathways in the political economy of climate adaptation
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Penny wise or pound foolish? Compensation schemes and the attainment of community acceptance in renewable energy
Climate mitigation policies and the potential pathways to conflict
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Turkana’s extractive promises in limbo
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Of Rain and Raids
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The Business of Peace
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Pastoralism and Land-Tenure Change in Kenya
Documenting the health consequences of endemic warfare in three pastoralist communities of northern Kenya
The role of elite rivalry and ethnic politics in livestock raids in northern Kenya
Climate change, violent conflict and local institutions in Kenya's drylands
The road to Kenya
The politics of oil in eastern Africa
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2026 (57) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |