Impact of Energy Policies of External Actors on Sudan Conflict

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KOVALSKÁ, Jana. The Impact of Energy Policies of External Actors On Sudan Conflict. Praha, 2012. 71 s. Diplomová práce (Mgr.) Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut politologických studií. Katedra mezinárodních vztahů. Vedoucí diplomové práce PhDr. Tomáš Michalek. Abstract The thesis deals with the issue of oil exploitation companies and their impact on conflict in Sudan between the north and the south. In Sudan, the resurrection of civil war in 1983 corresponded with the oil dicovery on the borderlands between the two countries and oil has played important role also in the question of recent secession of South Sudan in January 2011 and reocurrence of violence between the two countries. The multi-national oil extraction companies are the carriers of oil money to the government so the thesis was examinig their impact on the conflict through the resources they provide the government with, the leverage they might have on the government and also direct impact on local communities. The conclusion was that the impact is negative and the capacities the companies have to influence it in positive way, are highly unexploited. Secondary research aim of the thesis was to understand the factors determining the behavior of the companies through their firm-specific intersts, relationship with the Government...

KOVALSKÁ, Jana. The Impact of Energy Policies of External Actors On Sudan Conflict. Praha, 2012. 71 s. Diplomová práce (Mgr.) Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut politologických studií. Katedra mezinárodních vztahů. Vedoucí diplomové práce PhDr. Tomáš Michalek. Abstract The thesis deals with the issue of oil exploitation companies and their impact on conflict in Sudan between the north and the south. In Sudan, the resurrection of civil war in 1983 corresponded with the oil dicovery on the borderlands between the two countries and oil has played important role also in the question of recent secession of South Sudan in January 2011 and reocurrence of violence between the two countries. The multi-national oil extraction companies are the carriers of oil money to the government so the thesis was examinig their impact on the conflict through the resources they provide the government with, the leverage they might have on the government and also direct impact on local communities. The conclusion was that the impact is negative and the capacities the companies have to influence it in positive way, are highly unexploited. Secondary research aim of the thesis was to understand the factors determining the behavior of the companies through their firm-specific intersts, relationship with the Government...