" The Global South is relatively neglected in research about our" compartmentalised world".
The volume of publications on inequality has increased five-fold since 1992, but many of …

This review highlights what has been learnt from research on West Africa's oil economy,
Ghana and what remains to be studied. The existing knowledge about the industry is both …

This book presents a critical analysis of the 'resource curse'doctrine and a review of the
international evidence on oil and urban development to examine the role of oil on property …

The recent escalation in the violent conflict in the Niger Delta has brought the region to the
forefront of international energy and security concerns. This book analyses the causes …

Understanding ExtrACTIVISM surveys how contemporary resource extractive industry works
and considers the responses it inspires in local citizens and activists. Chapters cover a …

The activities of Boko Haram in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria have highlighted the need
for more effective counter-strategies. Nigeria's difficulties in defeating Boko Haram has …

This article analyzes the dominant ways in which questions of oil prospecting, exploration,
and production are framed and outcomes measured. Using the case of Ghana, a critical …

" Global Migration beyond Limits carefully considers but ultimately rejects the idea that
migration is driven by the choices of individual migrants, and instead starts from the idea that …

This book is the culmination of a journey which started at the Institute for Development
Studies (IDS), University of Cape Coast (UCC) in 2009. I joined researchers embarking on …

Nigeria, Africa's most populous democracy, celebrates her 50th year as an independent
nation in October 2010. As the cliché states,'As Nigeria goes, so goes Africa'. This volume …