Neglected Transportation Infrastructure

Autor(en)

Gertrude Saxinger, Natalia Krasnoshtanova, Gertraud Illmeier

Abstrakt

Verkhnemarkovo, a small Siberian town located on an oil field in Russia's Irkutsk region, is plagued by bad roads and limited mobility. This article explores the relationship between corporate social responsibility and the wellbeing of individuals and communities, with a focus on transport and mobility infrastructure. Some oil companies, such as Irkutsk Oil Company, are tied to the sustainability standards of international financial institutions. The article addresses the question of why people are in limbo between the state and local operating oil companies. Contemporary life in Verkhnemarkovo is characterized by so-called infrastructural violence, which results from the lack of state support—or false promises made by the state— and relates to good transport infrastructure. In their complaints, local people recall the Soviet past and expect support from the state or industry.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie

Externe Organisation(en)

Austrian Polar Research Institute (APRI), Russian Academy of Sciences, Universität Bern

Journal

Sibirica

Band

20

Seiten

1-45

Anzahl der Seiten

45

ISSN

1361-7362

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3167/sib.2021.200302

Publikationsdatum

12-2021

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

504017 Kulturanthropologie, 507015 Regionalforschung, 506010 Politikfeldanalyse

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Cultural Studies, Anthropology, History, Sociology and Political Science

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 16 – Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen, SDG 11 – Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden, SDG 12 – Nachhaltige/r Konsum und Produktion

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/86fb8f61-c199-4119-a919-55dc04703e93