Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana's Western Region, 1970-2020

John Abbam Nyarko

doi:10.58851/africania.1757438

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Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana's Western Region, 1970-2020

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Bu araştırma, doğal kaynakların, özellikle petrolün çıkarılması ile Gana'nın Batı Bölgesi'ndeki yerel topluluklar üzerindeki etkisinin dinamiklerini incelemektedir. Önemli petrol zenginliklerine rağmen devam eden yoksulluk ve sosyo-ekonomik eşitsizlik sorununu ele alan araştırma, kaynakların faydalarının adil dağılımı konusunda sorular ortaya atmaktadır. Çalışma, tarihsel ve güncel devlet politikalarını, balıkçı topluluklarındaki geçim kaynaklarındaki dönüşümleri ve eşitsizlikleri sürdüren sistemik engelleri analiz etmektedir. Tarihsel, nitel bir metodoloji kullanan araştırma, vaka çalışmaları ve topluluklarla yapılan görüşmelerden yararlanarak petrol kaynaklı kalkınma sürecinde yerel halkın yaşadığı deneyimleri vurgulamaktadır. Araştırma, şeffaflığı ve kapsayıcılığı teşvik etmek amacıyla Petrol Gelirleri Yönetimi Yasası gibi yasaların çıkarılmasına rağmen, yerel halkın karar alma süreçlerinde marjinalleştirilmeye devam ettiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu araştırma, “kaynak laneti”nin karmaşıklığına ışık tutarak, petrol zenginliğinin doğrudan çıkarma faaliyetlerinden etkilenen toplulukların yaşam koşullarının iyileşmesine nasıl dönüşmediğini göstermesi açısından önemlidir. Katılımcı yönetişim ve çevresel sürdürülebilirliğin gerekliliğini vurgulayan bulgular, petrol gelirlerinin vaatlerinin mevcut eşitsizlikleri daha da kötüleştirmek yerine yerel halkın kalkınma ihtiyaçlarını karşılamasını sağlamak için politikaların yeniden değerlendirilmesini savunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Oil Exploration,, Poverty, Ghana, Fishing Communities, Natural Resources Management

BORU HATLARI VE VAATLER: 1970-2020 YILLARI ARASINDA GANA'NIN BATI BÖLGESİNDE BALIK AVCILIĞI, PETROL KEŞFİ VE YOKSULLUK ÜZERİNE TARİHSEL BİR ANALİZ

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Bu araştırma, doğal kaynakların, özellikle de petrolün, çıkarılması ile Gana'nın Batı Bölgesi'ndeki yerel topluluklar üzerindeki etkisi arasındaki dinamikleri incelemektedir. Önemli petrol zenginliğine rağmen sürekli bir yoksulluk ve sosyoekonomik eşitsizlik sorununu ele almakta, kaynak yararlarının adil dağıtımı hakkında sorular gündeme getirmektedir. Çalışma, tarihteki ve günümüzdeki devlet politikalarını, balıkçılık topluluklarındaki yaşam geçişlerini ve eşitsizlikleri sürdüren sistemik engelleri analiz etmektedir. Tarihsel ve nitel bir metodoloji kullanan araştırma, petrol odaklı kalkınma bağlamında yerel halkın deneyimlerini vurgulamak için vaka çalışmaları ve topluluk görüşmelerinden faydalanmaktadır. Petrol Gelir Yönetimi Yasası gibi, şeffaflığın ve kapsayıcılığın teşvik edilmesi amacıyla oluşturulmuş yasalara rağmen, yerel seslerin karar alma süreçlerinde marjinalleşmeye devam ettiğini ortaya koymaktadır. Katılımcı yönetim ve çevresel sürdürülebilirlik ihtiyacını vurgulayarak, bulgular politikaların yeniden değerlendirilmesi gerektiğini savunmakta; petrol gelirlerinin vaadlerinin yerel nüfusların kalkınma ihtiyaçlarını karşılayacak şekilde yerine getirilmesini sağlaması, mevcut eşitsizlikleri derinleştirmemesi gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Petrol Kesfi, Yoksulluk, Gana, Balikci Topluluklari, Dogal Kaynak Yonetimi

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Afrika Çalışmaları, Çağdaş Afrika Tarihi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

John Abbam Nyarko ^*
0000-0002-2540-316X
Ghana

Yayımlanma Tarihi

29 Ocak 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

3 Ağustos 2025

Kabul Tarihi

29 Eylül 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.58851/africania.1757438

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https://izlik.org/JA54RM72RM

APA

Nyarko, J. A. (2026). Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana’s Western Region, 1970-2020. Africania, 6(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.58851/africania.1757438

AMA

1.Nyarko JA. Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana’s Western Region, 1970-2020. Africania. 2026;6(1):1-16. doi:10.58851/africania.1757438

Chicago

Nyarko, John Abbam. 2026. “Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana’s Western Region, 1970-2020”. Africania 6 (1): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.58851/africania.1757438.

EndNote

Nyarko JA (01 Ocak 2026) Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana’s Western Region, 1970-2020. Africania 6 1 1–16.

IEEE

[1]J. A. Nyarko, “Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana’s Western Region, 1970-2020”, Africania, c. 6, sy 1, ss. 1–16, Oca. 2026, doi: 10.58851/africania.1757438.

ISNAD

Nyarko, John Abbam. “Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana’s Western Region, 1970-2020”. Africania 6/1 (01 Ocak 2026): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.58851/africania.1757438.

JAMA

1.Nyarko JA. Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana’s Western Region, 1970-2020. Africania. 2026;6:1–16.

MLA

Nyarko, John Abbam. “Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana’s Western Region, 1970-2020”. Africania, c. 6, sy 1, Ocak 2026, ss. 1-16, doi:10.58851/africania.1757438.

Vancouver

1.John Abbam Nyarko. Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana’s Western Region, 1970-2020. Africania. 01 Ocak 2026;6(1):1-16. doi:10.58851/africania.1757438

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Pipelines and Promises: A Historical Analysis of Fishing, Oil Exploration and Poverty in Ghana's Western Region, 1970-2020

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BORU HATLARI VE VAATLER: 1970-2020 YILLARI ARASINDA GANA'NIN BATI BÖLGESİNDE BALIK AVCILIĞI, PETROL KEŞFİ VE YOKSULLUK ÜZERİNE TARİHSEL BİR ANALİZ

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