Natural resources and social conflict : towards critical environmental security

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Natural resources and social conflict : towards critical environmental security

edited by Matthew A. Schnurr, Larry A. Swatuk

(International political economy series)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This volume brings together international scholars reflecting on the theory and practice of international security, human security, natural resources and environmental change. It contributes by 'centring the margins' and privileging alternative conceptions and understandings of environmental (in)security.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction: Towards Critical Environmental Security
  • M.Schnurr & L.Swatuk What Are We Really Looking For? From Eco-violence to Environmental Injustice
  • P.Stoett Climatic Security and the Tipping Point Conception of the Earth System
  • C.Russill Insecurities of Non-Dominance: Re-Theorizing Human Security and Environmental Change in Developed States
  • W.Greaves Water and Security in Africa: State-Centric Narratives, Human Insecurities
  • L.Swatuk Avoiding the Resource Curse in Ghana: Assessing the Options
  • P.Arthur Sexual Violence, Coltan and the Democratic Republic of Congo
  • S.Whitman 'The Elephant in the Room?' Peak Oil on the Security Agenda
  • S.Mulligan Dirty Security? Tar Sands, Energy Security and Environmental Violence
  • P.Le Billon & A.Carter Loud Bangs and Quiet Canadians: An analysis of oil patch sabotage in British Columbia, Canada
  • C.Arsenault Bodies on the Line: The In/Security of Everyday Life in Aamjiwnaang
  • S.Wiebe Afterward: Ecoviolence, Security, Geopolitics
  • S.Dalby

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