In this article we introduce a Special Issue of Energy Research and Social Science focused
on energy infrastructure and the political economy of national development. Many countries …

Over the last 3 decades, while ethnography has arguably become a popular and legitimate
method to study geopolitics among geographers, anthropologists have increasingly turned …

In a Turkish delta, fishers, scientists, and residents articulate contrasting moral ecologies of
infrastructure. Contesting the infrastructural remaking of delta environments, fishermen …

The environmental justice frame is a key feature of successful grassroots mobilization
against the uneven distribution of environmental problems. However, what happens when …

How to Make A Wetland tells the story of two Turkish coastal areas, both shaped by
ecological change and political uncertainty. On the Black Sea coast and the shores of the …

This article argues for the benefits of a relational approach to understanding centres and
peripheries across scales in anthropology, as opposed to an approach based on …

ABSTRACT The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is widely touted as China's answer to
development through international connectivity. The scheme has often been linked to …

Energy-consuming countries are affected by obstructions in supplies or conflicts that may
occur along the energy transit path. Hence, the presence of a global logistics hub for energy …

Despite substantial investments in the diversification and development of their economies,
Oman and other Arab Gulf states have yet to experience structural changes that …

This chapter discusses the politics of energy in post-1980 Turkey from a social science
perspective. In particular, it offers an explanation of the decisions characterizing Turkey's …