Governing African oil and gas: Boom-era political and institutional innovation

•The 2004–2014 oil and gas boom in sub-Saharan Africa forms a discreet period that merits dedicated analysis.•Legacies from earlier resource booms and the institutions they shaped matter, but significant aspects of the last boom were innovative.•Innovations extended to patterns of international rela...

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Published in:The extractive industries and society 2020-11, Vol.7 (4), p.1163-1170
Main Authors: Oppong, Nelson, Patey, Luke, Soares de Oliveira, Ricardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Boom
Governance
Natural gas
Petroleum
Politics
Transparency
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Summary:•The 2004–2014 oil and gas boom in sub-Saharan Africa forms a discreet period that merits dedicated analysis.•Legacies from earlier resource booms and the institutions they shaped matter, but significant aspects of the last boom were innovative.•Innovations extended to patterns of international relations, state-society relations, social mobilization and governance norms.•State-directed development as a discourse and (to a more limited extent) practice dominated boom-era state policy.•“Pockets of effectiveness” sometimes achieved autonomy but within-regime dominated frameworks.•No structural transformation has ocurred: attempts at diversification fell short of expectations and oil-rich states remain resource-dependant. This paper introduces a special issue titled ‘Governing African Oil and Gas: Boom-Era Political and Institutional Innovation’. The special issue comprises 11 papers which investigate political and institutional innovation during the continent's 2004–2014 boom period. This is explored across state and non-state actors and in the local, national and transnational realms to chart creative engagements with the opportunities and constraints afforded by the resource boom. The special issue covers changes in regulatory frameworks, civil society mobilization, institutional goals and corporate policy. This introductory paper interrogates the major themes covered in this special issue and simultaneously introduces each of the 11 papers that follow.
ISSN:2214-790X
DOI:10.1016/j.exis.2020.10.011