scholarly journals Artisanal or industrial conflict minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 660-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nik Stoop ◽  
Marijke Verpoorten ◽  
Peter van der Windt
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Minerals ◽  
Industrial Conflict ◽  
Eastern Congo

scholarly journals Artisanal or Industrial Conflict Minerals? Evidence from Eastern Congo

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nik Stoop ◽  
Marijke Verpoorten ◽  
Peter Cornelis van der Windt
Keyword(s):  
Armed Groups ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Artisanal Mining ◽  
Strong Link ◽  
Production Phase ◽  
Mining Companies ◽  
Conflict Minerals ◽  
Eastern Congo ◽  
Industrial Mining

Existing research suggests a strong link between mining and local conflict but makes no distinction between artisanal and industrial mining. We exploit variation in mineral prices and the granting of industrial mining concessions to investigate how the mode of extraction affects conflict in Eastern Congo. Rising mineral prices increase battles over artisanal mines, indicating competition between armed groups. This effect is much less pronounced for industrial mining. Moreover, the expansion of industrial mining decreases battles, suggesting that companies can secure their concessions. Such expansion does, however, trigger riots, and, when it crowds out artisanal mining, also increases violence against civilians and looting. In line with case-study evidence, these negative effects only materialize when industrial mining companies expand their activities from the research to the production phase.

Beyond “Conflict Minerals”: The Congo’s Resource Curse Lives On

Dissent ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Kinniburgh
Keyword(s):  
Resource Curse ◽  
Conflict Minerals

Industrial Conflict in Britain and Sweden

Sociology ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 477-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Fulcher
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Conflict

Digging Deeper: the Politics of ‘Conflict Minerals’ in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Global Policy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeroen Cuvelier ◽  
Jose Diemel ◽  
Koen Vlassenroot
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Conflict Minerals ◽  
Republic Of The Congo
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