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In the context of the research project “Sociedade Civil e Política em Angola”, this article considers forces at work from outside Angola, whose governance and economy have been “de-nationalised” for a long time. The authors first look back at their contributions to project’s initial phases. They then focus on the ensuing period until 2023, which saw Angola pushed yet more deeply into a corporate-led world system, chiefly in the name of outsiders’ “energy security”. The results are yet deeper disadvantages, and discontent, among most Angolans. Looking ahead the authors note ways by which civil activists, journalists and scholars within and outside Angola can build on earlier advances to renounce economic dead-ends and disabled democracy where fossil fuel extraction dominates under the ever-larger shadow of climate catastrophe.

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No contexto do projeto de investigação “Sociedade Civil e Política em Angola”, este artigo discute forças que atuam fora de Angola, cuja governação e economia foram “desnacionalizadas” durante muito tempo. Após uma análise retrospetiva das suas contribuições anteriores para o projeto, os autores centram-se no período 2017-2023, que viu Angola ainda mais profundamente cativa de um sistema mundial liderado pelas empresas, principalmente em nome da “segurança energética” dos estrangeiros. Os resultados são ainda maiores desvantagens e descontentamentos para a maioria dos angolanos. Olhando para o futuro, os autores observam formas pelas quais ativistas civis, jornalistas e académicos dentro e fora de Angola podem continuar a sinalizar impasses económicos e uma democracia deficiente, onde a extração de combustíveis fósseis domina sob a sombra cada vez maior da catástrofe climática.

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Title
Angola in the International Arena – Foreigners’ “energy security” first?
Publication title
Issue
47
Source details
International authoritarian populism in Angola and Mozambique: the weight of history
Pages
121-143
Number of pages
25
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Section
Articles
Publisher
Centro de Estudos Africanos do ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Place of publication
Lisboa
Country of publication
Portugal
Publication subject
ISSN
16453794
e-ISSN
21827400
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
French; Spanish; Castilian; Portuguese; English
Document type
Journal Article
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Online publication date
2025-05-01
Milestone dates
2024-06-01 (Published)
Publication history
 
 
   First posting date
01 May 2025
ProQuest document ID
3215014114
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/angola-international-arena-foreigners-energy/docview/3215014114/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
© 2024. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.
Last updated
2025-11-07
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