The Sino metals leach Ltd environmental disaster in Zambia: global political economy, structural non-accountability and power asymmetries in resource-intensive regions
Balbo, Pierre Sergio (A.A. 2024/2025) The Sino metals leach Ltd environmental disaster in Zambia: global political economy, structural non-accountability and power asymmetries in resource-intensive regions. Tesi di Laurea in Global politics, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Raffaele Marchetti, pp. 116. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Abstract/Index
Research question and sub-questions. Planning of methodology. The Sino metals leach Ltd dam collapse: empirical case study and narrative construction. The disaster and its domestic framing: national media coverage. International media narratives and external framing of the disaster. Government response and institutional communication strategies. Corporate response and strategic communication of Sino metals leach Ltd. Civil society mobilization and advocacy dynamics. European diplomatic field mission to Ndola and the Copperbelt. From global governance to territorial power: China’s political economy in Africa and the Zambian case. China’s strategy in Africa within its vision of global governance. China’s political economy in Africa: development finance, infrastructure and state-owned enterprises. Asymmetric economic relations and sovereign debt dynamics between China and Zambia. Strategic competition in the Zambian Copperbelt: critical raw materials and global supply chains. Power asymmetries, governance gaps and the limits of accountability in the Sino metals leach Ltd case. From environmental disaster to governance challenge. Political economy constraints on crisis management: corporate power, bilateral asymmetries and regulatory enforcement. The limits of international environmental accountability. Structural non-accountability and environmental risk in resource-intensive regions.
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Bibliografia: pp. 114-116.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree program in Global Management and Politics, English language (LM-77) |
| Chair: | Global politics |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Marchetti, Raffaele |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Pellegrino, Gianfranco |
| Academic Year: | 2024/2025 |
| Session: | Extraordinary |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2026 15:29 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jul 2026 15:29 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46285 |
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