Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict: Challenges for Societal Stability

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction: Climate Change, Human Security, and Violent Conflict in the Anthropocene....Pages 3-40
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On Environmental Change and Armed Conflict....Pages 43-55
Climate Change, Societal Stability, and the SID Project....Pages 57-76
Climate Change, Conflict, and Fragility: Getting the Institutions Right....Pages 77-90
Theories and Models of Climate-Security Interaction: Framework and Application to a Climate Hot Spot in North Africa....Pages 91-131
Global Climate Policy Reinforces Local Social Path-Dependent Structures: More Conflict in the World?....Pages 133-147
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Climate Change and the Environmental Conflict Discourse....Pages 151-164
Climate Change as a Driver of Security Policy....Pages 165-184
From ‘Securitization’ of Climate Change to ’Climatization‘ of the Security Field: Comparing Three Theoretical Perspectives....Pages 185-205
Critical Deconstruction of Environmental Security and Human Security Concepts in the Anthropocene....Pages 207-221
Political in Nature: The Conflict-fuelling Character of International Climate Policies....Pages 223-241
Security as a Weapon: How Cataclysm Discourses Frame International Climate Negotiations....Pages 243-258
Audience: A Weak Link in the Securitization of the Environment?....Pages 259-272
Words, Visuals, and the Vanished Enemy: Visual Securitization and the COP15 Opening Film....Pages 273-287
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Climate Change and Human Migration: Towards a Global Governance System to Protect Climate Refugees....Pages 291-300
‘Climate Refugees’ as Dawning Catastrophe? A Critique of the Dominant Quest for Numbers....Pages 301-314
Environmentally-Forced Migration in Rural Areas: Security Risks and Threats in Mexico....Pages 315-350
Policing Borders in a Time of Rapid Climate Change....Pages 351-370
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Climate Change on the Arabian Peninsula – Regional Security, Sustainability Strategies, and Research Needs....Pages 373-386
Environmental Degradation, Climate Uncertainties, and Human Vulnerabilities: Realm of Possible Actions toward a Shifting Security Paradigm in the Arab Gulf Monarchies....Pages 387-407
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Altering Security Dynamics? Climate Change Impacts on Iraq....Pages 409-422
Nothing New in the Middle East – Reality and Discourses of Climate Change in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict....Pages 423-459
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Locating Climate Insecurity: Where Are the Most Vulnerable Places in Africa?....Pages 463-511
Climate Change, Resource Competition, and Conflict amongst Pastoral Communities in Kenya....Pages 513-527
Climate Change and Violent Conflicts in Nigeria: Human Needs and Relative Deprivation Theories....Pages 529-542
Enhancing Security and Resilience of Low-Income Communities to Climate Change in Growing Cities: An Assessment of Flood Management and Planning Regimes in Kampala City, Uganda....Pages 543-557
Malnutrition and Conflict in Eastern Africa: Impacts of Resource Variability on Human Security....Pages 559-571
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Climate Awareness and Adaptation Efficacy for Livelihood Security against Sea Level Rise in Coastal Bangladesh....Pages 575-594
Security Implications of Climate Refugees in Urban Slums: A Case Study from Dhaka, Bangladesh....Pages 595-611
A Psychological Perspective on Climate Stress in Coastal India....Pages 613-631
Routine Violence in Java, Indonesia: Neo-Malthusian and Social Justice Perspectives....Pages 633-650
Territorial Integrity and Sovereignty: Climate Change and Security in the Pacific and Beyond....Pages 651-665
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Securitization of Climate Change in the United Nations 2007 – 2010....Pages 669-684
Climate Change, Peacekeeping, and Perspectives for UN Reform....Pages 685-694
International Climate Change Policies: The Potential Relevance of REDD+ For Peace and Stability....Pages 695-705
The Role of Information Systems in Improving Resilience and Security through Innovation-Oriented Capacity Building....Pages 707-718
Policy Responses to Climate Change in the Mediterranean and MENA Region during the Anthropocene....Pages 719-794
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Conclusions and Outlook: Research Results and Research Needs....Pages 797-818
Back Matter....Pages 819-868