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SUMMARY:Nickel Industry, Law and Capitalism: From Oligarch Politics to Global Economy Market Promises
LOCATION:Classroom NT-159
DESCRIPTION:The global clean energy transition, fueled by nickel, promises 
 a sustainable future but is built on entrenched global inequalities. The gl
 obal transition to clean energy has increased demand for nickel, positionin
 g this critical mineral at the nexus of geopolitics, capital accumulation, 
 and environmental and labor justice. This panel interrogates the legal and 
 capitalist structures governing the global nickel industry, tracing its thr
 eads from oligarchic politics in Indonesia nations to the regulatory promis
 es and pitfalls in core markets. This panel interrogates how the complex le
 gal, political and economic dynamics interplay and fashion the processes of
  nickel extraction and processing. The panel asks a critical question: do t
 hey genuinely address the core-periphery dynamics of unequal exchange, or d
 o they merely legitimize and greenwash a new era of extractive capitalism?\
 nWe trace the nickel supply chain from its source, examining how oligarchic
  politics in  Indonesia harness state power and law to control resources, o
 ften at a high social and environmental cost. The panel then investigates w
 hether the EU Green Deal can disrupt this model. We argue that by focusing 
 on corporate procedure over structural redistribution, the Green Deal risks
  reinforcing the very inequalities it claims to address, leaving the fundam
 ental architecture of unequal exchange between the Global North and South i
 ntact. This panel ultimately challenges the market-led promise of a “
 just transition” and calls for a more radical rethinking of global pr
 oduction and accountability.
URL:https://euroseas2026.org/panels/nickel-industry-law-and-capitalism-from-oligarch-politics-to-global-economy-market-promises
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