Cruciform sovereignty, matrix governance and the scramble for Africa's oil: Insights from Chad and Sudan

Political Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 353-361

  Carmody, Pádraig ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Chad; China; Conflict; Oil; Sovereignty; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; NATURAL RESOURCE; OIL PIPELINE; SOVEREIGNTY; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHAD; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

EID: 70449119939     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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