Resource Orders and Transitions in Global History
This collaborative project organised by Dr Mats Ingulstad of NTNU Trondheim, and Professor Joe Maiolo examines how changes in the exploitation of natural resources have shaped global politics and the environment, especially in transitions from one ‘resource order’ to another. Past changes have been associated with the industrial revolution and the development of global capitalism as well as shifts in the exploitation of hydrocarbons from coal to oil and gas. Such changes have had pronounced geopolitical, economic, legal and social repercussions, none the least of which is environmental and ecological degradation. The fundamental goal of this project is to analyse how these transitions occur in order to mitigate their negative consequences. The first of three planned workshops on the theme of ‘Raw Materials in International Politics’ will take place in June 2021.
Dr Mats Ingulstad
Professor Joe Maiolo