Human beings have always migrated in search of better opportunities and better life. Migrations are also well tested strategies followed by various communities to adapt to various calamities and disasters. Most of civilizations (e.g. ancient Egyptian and Indus Valley civilizations) have come up as a result of people migrating to river valleys. It was only with the emergence of modern nation- states system, particularly after the treaty of Westphalia, that new notion of legality and illegality got attached to the process of migration, boundaries became rigid and exclusive, and the flows of people became an issue of ‘Others’ and ‘Othering’. In short, the history of mobility is much longer than the history of Westphalian territoriality and borders.
In the present era climate change is becoming the defining factor in human migration. The current dominant geopolitical narratives and framings of climate change tend to focus on the impacts of climate change on potential drivers of conflict, such as population movements, border disputes, and access to food, water, energy and other scarce resources. It is against the backdrop of a whirlpool of highly imaginative and alarmist geographies of a ‘catastrophic’ climate change that a new and highly contested concept of ‘climate refugee’ has emerged. Those who are forced to leave their native land by the’ global’ climate change are now described as climate migrants for want of a better term. Millions of people around the globe are said to be at risk of displacement due to climate change; being forced to leave their homelands, temporarily or permanently. It is believed that nine out of every ten disasters are somehow related to climate change.
It has become an accepted fact among the international community that climate change is going to result in large number of displacement. The Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has minced no words in warning that “The impacts of climate change on Asia will place additional stress on socioeconomic and physical systems... A further demographic response will come about through the risk of extreme events on human settlements. If the incidence and magnitudes of events such as droughts and coastal floods increase, there could be large-scale demographic responses—for example, through migration” (IPCC, Working Group 2, 2007).
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Preface
- Chapter 1- Revisiting Securitization In The Context Of Climate Change
- Chapter 2- Framing ‘Climate Change': Science, Knowledge and Power
- Table No. 2.1 Top five costliest extreme weather events 1970-2001
- Table No. 2.2 Top five deadliest extreme weather events 1970-2002
- Table No. 2.3
- Table No. 2.4 Projected Global Average Surface Warming and Sea Level Rise at the End of the 21st Century
- Chapter 3- Climate Change, Migrations and Security: Conceptualizations and Contestations
- Table No. 3.1 Major Floods in Bangladesh from 1988 to 2007
- Table No. 3.2. Estimates of the U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Population from Mexico, 2000-2008
- Chapter 4- Conclusions: Towards Desecuritization of Climate Migration?
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This dissertation explores the relationship between climate change and the securitization of migration. It aims to analyze how climate change is framed as a security threat and how this framing influences migration patterns and policies.
- The securitization of climate change
- The framing of climate change as a security threat
- The relationship between climate change and migration
- The impact of securitization on migration policies
- The potential for desecuritization of climate migration
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Chapter 1 examines the concept of securitization in the context of climate change. It discusses how climate change is increasingly being framed as a security threat and the implications of this framing for migration.
Chapter 2 explores the different ways in which climate change is framed, focusing on the role of science, knowledge, and power in shaping these framings. It also examines the impact of these framings on public perception and policy responses.
Chapter 3 analyzes the complex relationship between climate change, migration, and security. It examines the different conceptualizations of climate migration and the contestations surrounding this concept. It also discusses the role of securitization in shaping migration policies and practices.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
Climate change, securitization, migration, security, framing, knowledge, power, conceptualization, contestation, desecuritization, climate migration.
- Citation du texte
- Sonali Narang (Auteur), 2011, Climate Change and Securitization of Migration, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/374151
