Natural resource exploitation in Western Sahara: new research directions

Joanna Allan; Raquel Ojeda-García

doi:10.1080/13629387.2021.1917120

Natural resource exploitation in Western Sahara: new research directions

Joanna Allan^*, Raquel Ojeda-García

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Abstract

This review article provides an overview of research to date with an explicit focus on natural resource exploitation in Western Sahara. It integrates findings from various perspectives and disciplines, and synthesises the research done with a view to revealing gaps and, therefore, potential new research directions. As the issue of natural resource exploitation in Western Sahara has been conceptualised in very different ways and from the perspectives of a variety of disciplines, the authors have opted for a semi-systematic review of the work done encompassing academic, non-academic, and activist backgrounds.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1107-1136
Number of pages	31
Journal	Journal of North African Studies
Volume	27
Issue number	6
Early online date	21 Apr 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13629387.2021.1917120
Publication status	Published - 2 Nov 2022

Keywords

Western Sahara
natural resources
energy
fisheries
phosphates

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