Mkutu, K and Mdee, A orcid.org/0000-0002-8260-1840 (2020) Conservancies, Conflict and Dispossession: The Winners and Losers of Oil Exploration in Turkana, Kenya. African Studies Review. ISSN 0002-0206
Abstract
Formerly marginal areas are increasingly the focus of extractive mega-projects, which are framed as necessary for economic growth and a modern industrial economy. Yet there are concerns that such projects are unjustly displacing local populations, facilitated through the alliances of local elites with foreign investors. This article asks, who are the winners and losers from oil exploration in the Turkana region of Kenya? Using longitudinal ethnographic research on the dynamics of local government, oil exploration, and pastoralist livelihoods in Turkana, Mkutu and Mdee highlight how current processes may exacerbate inequality and marginalization, with the potential for increasingly violent consequences.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © African Studies Association, 2020. This article has been published in a revised form in African Studies Review https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2020.2. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. |
Keywords: | Kenya; conflict; land; pastoralism; oil; resource extraction |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 01 Dec 2020 12:26 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2020 07:10 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/asr.2020.2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168596 |