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Title	The twilight of resource nationalism: From cyclicality to singularity?
Type	Journal article
Authors	Ostrowski, W.
Abstract	The transition to a low-carbon world invites us to reassess the utility of concepts that were developed to understand the interactions between energy systems and the modern world. To this end the article critically unpacks the key concept of resource nationalism which asserts that clashes between resource-rich states and extractive companies are of a cyclical nature and are predominantly triggered by a combination of economic factors. The analysis demonstrates that such a reading of various conflicts between states and companies is of limited value and can only be presented if non-economic factors are largely downplayed. Most importantly, decolonization, which was a vital driver behind state-companies disputes in the second half of the last century, is often decentred in favour of other aspects, in particular, fluctuating commodity prices. The article argues that studies of today’s clashes between states and extractive companies that predominately focus on minerals - which are critical for the low-carbon transition and renewable industries - should move away from a focus on cyclicality and give way to greater historical contextualization and emphasis on individual cases.
Keywords	Resource Nationalism
	Cyclicality
	Decolonization
	Energy
	Minerals
Article number	103599
Journal	Resources Policy
Journal citation	83
ISSN	1873-7641
	0301-4207
Year	2023
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher's version	The twilight of resource nationalism From cyclicality to singularity.pdf License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files)
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103599
Web address (URL)	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301420723003100?via%3Dihub
Published online	25 Apr 2023
Published in print	Jun 2023

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