Extractive Saharanism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6428934 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brahim El Guabli (0000-0002-0862-1528, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 142-151 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002074382510069x |
| OpenAlex | W7077155741 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
I have defined “Saharanism” as a racializing and extractive imaginary that operates across deserts. 1 Saharanism “entails a universalizing idea of deserts as empty and lifeless spaces, providing the conceptual justification for brutal, conscienceless, and life-threatening actions in desert environments.” 2 Saharanism is informed by an ideology that creates, sustains, and weaponizes the ubiquitous perception of deserts as abnormal environments that are there to accommodate actions and undertakings that would not otherwise be undertaken in places that are considered ordinary. Given its extensive history and trans-desertic nature, Saharanism encompasses a wide array of disciplinary and policy thinking about deserts, which has had dire effects on deserts and arid lands globally. 3
Desert (philosophy · Discipline · Ideology · Perception · The Imaginary · Variety (cybernetics · Electrical and Electromagnetic Research · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Geological Modeling and Analysis
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |