Towards an Ethical Electronics? Ecologies of Congolese Conflict Minerals

This paper asks how coltan, casseterite, wolframite and gold ores mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo relate networked microelectronics to brutal warlords, and what legal and industrial actions have been enacted by activists, NGOs, politicians and businesses aiming to address this situation. E...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sy Taffel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Westminster Press 2015-09-01
Series:Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture
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Online Access:https://www.westminsterpapers.org/article/id/207/