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Crude Moves: Oil, Power, and Politics in Niger

Zähes Ringen: Öl, Macht und Politik in Niger
[journal article]

Schritt, Jannik
Schareika, Nikolaus

Abstract

In this article, we analyse the political and social process through which Niger has emerged as a new oil state since 2008. Instead of viewing the situation as a clear-cut resource-curse scenario, we see oil as an important, but by no means determining factor in the country’s current political worki... view more

In this article, we analyse the political and social process through which Niger has emerged as a new oil state since 2008. Instead of viewing the situation as a clear-cut resource-curse scenario, we see oil as an important, but by no means determining factor in the country’s current political workings. Analysing the main features and narratives of the Nigerien political game in this time of incipient oil production, we first of all observe how various political actors, including the government, political parties, civil society, and wealthy businesspeople, transform oil into a political resource by developing particular notions, images, and meanings of it, including scenarios of a resource curse or resource blessing. We thus argue that in the formative moment of Niger becoming a new oil state, oil appears as an idiom within which Niger’s current political and social processes are framed.... view less


In diesem Artikel analysieren wir die politischen und sozialen Prozesse, die das westafrikanische Land Niger seit dem Jahr 2008 zu einem neuen Erdölstaat gemacht haben. Die Förderung von Erdöl hat zwar nicht das Szenario eines „Ressourcenfluchs“ ausgelöst, aber sie ist durchaus zu einem wesentlichen... view more

In diesem Artikel analysieren wir die politischen und sozialen Prozesse, die das westafrikanische Land Niger seit dem Jahr 2008 zu einem neuen Erdölstaat gemacht haben. Die Förderung von Erdöl hat zwar nicht das Szenario eines „Ressourcenfluchs“ ausgelöst, aber sie ist durchaus zu einem wesentlichen Faktor in der aktuellen politischen Situation des Landes geworden. Die Analyse der politischen Praxis und ihrer Narrative im Ölstaat Niger zeigt, wie unterschiedliche Akteure, darunter die Regierung, politische Parteien, die Zivilgesellschaft und Geschäftsleute, das Erdöl in eine politische Ressource verwandeln, indem sie ihm bestimmte Bilder und Bedeutungen, zu denen u.a. die Szenarien eines Fluchs oder Segens gehören, zuordnen. Wir zeigen, dass im Moment der Genese des Ölstaates Niger das Erdöl zu einem Idiom wird, in dem aktuelle politische und soziale Prozesse des Landes verhandelt werden.... view less

Keywords
Niger; political development; economic development (on national level); crude oil; conflict potential; political power; political conflict; West Africa

Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture

Free Keywords
Ressourcenfluch; Signifizierung; Zeitlichkeit; resource curse; significations; temporality; Sozialanthropologie; Kulturanthropologie

Document language
English

Publication Year
2018

Page/Pages
p. 65-89

Journal
Africa Spectrum, 53 (2018) 2

ISSN
1868-6869

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0


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