Vlassenroot (K.) & Van Bockstael (S.) (eds.) 2008. Artisanal diamond mining: perspectives and challenges. Ghent, Academia Press. (French translation 2009: L'exploitation minière artisanale des diamants: perspectives et defis)
Hilson (G.) & Van Bockstael (S.) 2011. Poverty and livelihood diversification in rural Liberia: exploring the linkages between artisanal diamond mining and smallholder rice production. Journal of Development Studies (accepted for publication)
Van Bockstael (S.) & Vlassenroot (K.). From conflict diamonds to development diamonds: the Kimberley Process, and Africa's artisanal diamond mines. Studia Diplomatica, LXII, 2
2011. Development diamonds. The perspectives of artisanal mining in Africa. 'Beyond the resource curse, new dynamics in the management of natural resources: new actors and concepts'. European Science Foundation, Paris.
2010. Diamonds, gold, and cassava: intervention strategies and livelihoods in Liberia's artisanal mining sector. African Studies Association of the UK Biennial Conference 2010, University of Oxford, UK.
2010. Formalisation strategies in the Liberian diamond mining sector. Expert seminar on mining and smallholder farming in West Africa, University of Reading, UK
2009. Artisanal diamond mining in Africa: merging security and development? Seminar on small-scale mining and development aid in Africa. University of Copenhagen, Denmark