dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Borgh, Chris van der | |
dc.contributor.author | Lovreglio, Julian | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-29T10:01:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-29T10:01:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/68 | |
dc.description.abstract | Natural resource extraction has served as the backbone of the Guyanese economy for decades.
The country’s reliance on gold and timber extraction has led to complex governance
arrangements which are both influenced by various socio-political and economic factors. This
analysis of natural resource governance reveals informal political arrangements between
institutional actors, showcasing the hybridity and fluidity involved in such human-environment
interactions. This thesis will analyze the inter-institutional gaps found in Guyana's gold mining
sector in order to understand what conditions lead to these gaps and what the socio-ecological
consequences of these gaps are. This exploratory study seeks to conduct an institutional analysis
of Guyana’s gold mining sector by looking at the distinctions between formal and informal
institutional bodies and viewing how corrupt practices influences this extractive industry and
society at large. This study shows that even though corruption and mismanagement are integral
parts of Guyana’s gold mining sector, the consequences of such arrangements have mostly led to
latent conflicts and slow-paced environmental destruction, providing Guyana with a relative
amount of stability when it comes to national and international conflicts. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.language.iso | EN | |
dc.subject | This thesis is the result of a 5-month internship conducted with the investigative journalism organization InSight Crime. I researched a range of environmental crimes affecting the country of Guyana and for my thesis, I decided to focus on the Guyanese gold mining sector and the related institutional management practices and corruption encountered through the lens of Political Ecology. | |
dc.title | Inter-Institutional Gaps and Diversity within Guyana’s Gold Mining Sector: Multi-level Governance and Corrupt Natural Resource Management | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | Natural Resource Management; Political Ecology; Inter-Institutional Gaps; Corruption | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Conflict Studies and Human Rights | |
dc.thesis.id | 165 | |