学术资讯｜全球正义工作坊第四十二讲：燃油主权：殖民地的石油与意外国家的建立
Global Justice Workshop (42nd)
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Organizer
Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai)
Sun Yat-sen University
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Topic
Fueling Sovereignty: Colonial Oil and
the Creation of Unlikely States (Virtual）
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Speaker
Naosuke MUKOYAMA
Associate Professor
Institute for Future Initiatives
University of Tokyo
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Moderator
Jun-Hyeok KWAK
Professor
Department of Philosophy (Zhuhai)
Sun Yat-sen University
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Time
November 13th, 2025
15: 00-17: 00
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VOOV
375-673-534
ABSTRACT
European colonialism was often driven by the pursuit of natural resources, and the resulting colonization and decolonization processes have had a profound impact on the formation of the majority of sovereign states that exist today. But how exactly have natural resources influenced the creation of formerly colonized states? And would the world map of sovereign states look significantly different if not for these resources? Fueling Sovereignty answers these questions through an in-depth analysis of the relationship between colonial resource politics and state formation. Drawing on extensive archival sources, it demonstrates that when included in a project of amalgamation by the metropole and/or regional powers, (1) oil production during the colonial period and (2) the protectorate system—indirect colonial administration through local rulers with internal sovereignty and protection from internal and external threats provided by the colonizing power—led to the separate independence of colonial areas, while the lack of either of the two conditions resulted in a merger. The book substantiates its claims primarily through case studies on colonial units on the island of Borneo and in the Persian Gulf with additional evidence from Kuwait, the West Indies, and South Arabia.
全球正义工作坊第（42）讲
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主办
中山大学哲学系（珠海）
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主题
燃油主权：殖民地的石油与
意外国家的建立（线上）
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主讲
Naosuke MUKOYAMA（向山直佑）
东京大学未来创始研究中心副教授
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主持
Jun-Hyeok KWAK（郭峻赫）
中山大学哲学系（珠海）教授
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时间
2025年11月13日
15: 00 - 17: 00
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地点
腾讯会议
375-673-534
摘要
欧洲殖民主义往往以追求自然资源为驱动力，由此产生的殖民化与去殖民化进程对现存大多数主权国家的形成产生了深远作用。但自然资源究竟如何影响了前殖民地国家的建立？如果没有这些资源，主权国家的世界版图是否会呈现显著差异？《燃油主权》（Fueling Sovereignty）通过深入分析殖民地资源政治与国家形成的关系，对这些问题作出解答。基于广泛的档案来源，该书表明：（1）殖民地时期的石油生产和（2）保护国制度（通过拥有国内主权的本土统治者和由殖民势力提供的国内外安全保护所实现的间接殖民地管理）使殖民地区在面对宗主国和/或区域强权的合并计划时能单独独立。缺少任一条件则会导致该地区被合并。该书主要通过对婆罗洲岛和波斯湾殖民单元的案例研究，辅以科威特、西印度群岛和南阿拉伯的证据证实其主张。
来源｜哲珠新媒体
文稿｜李祖森斯
海报｜杨 琳
编辑｜汪俊豪
初审｜韩 珩
审核｜卢 毅
审核发布｜屈琼斐
