Green imperialism, sovereignty, and the quest for national development in the Congo

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Review of African Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI:10.1080/03056244.2023.2277616

B. Radley

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This article deploys the term ‘green imperialism’ to denote the specificities of contemporary imperialism within the context of the hoped-for global transition towards low-carbon capitalist economies and societies in the coming decades. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) provides a modern exemplar of green imperialist dynamics in action. Hegemonic powers are seeking to position the Congolese economy as an exporter of low-cost, low-carbon metals and an open market for the entry of renewable energy finance and technologies. To date, the political response to green imperialism in the DRC has reproduced a model of mining-led national development that historically has delivered little by way of material improvements for most of the population, thus undermining the prospects of prosperity in the country. Albeit this time around there is the possibility of expanded access for some to renewable forms of energy as a foreign-owned private commodity, with all the limitations and contradictions this new model of energy delivery entails.

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绿色帝国主义、主权和对刚果国家发展的追求

ABSTRACT 本文使用 "绿色帝国主义 "一词来描述在未来几十年全球有望向低碳资本主义经济和社会转型的背景下当代帝国主义的特殊性。刚果民主共和国（DRC）是绿色帝国主义动态的一个现代范例。霸权国家正试图将刚果经济定位为低成本、低碳金属的出口国，以及可再生能源资金和技术进入的开放市场。迄今为止，刚果（金）对绿色帝国主义的政治回应一直沿用矿业主导的国家发展模式，这种模式在历史上几乎没有为大多数人带来物质上的改善，从而破坏了国家繁荣的前景。尽管这一次有可能扩大一些人获得作为外资私有商品的可再生能源的机会，但这种新的能源供应模式会带来各种限制和矛盾。

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Review of African Political Economy Multiple-

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3.00

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： The Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) is a refereed journal committed to encouraging high quality research and fostering excellence in the understanding of African political economy. Published quarterly by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group for the ROAPE international collective it has since 1974 provided radical analysis of trends and issues in Africa. It has paid particular attention to the political economy of inequality, exploitation and oppression, whether driven by global forces or local ones (such as class, race, community and gender), and to materialist interpretations of change in Africa. It has sustained a critical analysis of the nature of power and the state in Africa.