Eurosentrismen i ikke-antroposentrismen
In: Nytt norsk tidsskrift, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 330-339
ISSN: 1504-3053
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In: Nytt norsk tidsskrift, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 330-339
ISSN: 1504-3053
In: New perspectives: interdisciplinary journal of Central & East European politics and international relations, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 25-30
ISSN: 2336-8268
In: Political geography: an interdisciplinary journal for all students of political studies with an interest in the geographical and spatial aspects, Band 87, S. 102344
ISSN: 0962-6298
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 67, Heft 2, S. 151-172
ISSN: 1891-1757
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 67, Heft 2, S. 151-174
ISSN: 0020-577X
In: Journal of peace research, Band 45, Heft 6, S. 819-836
ISSN: 1460-3578
According to the influential `environmental security' literature, supply-induced scarcity in the form of environmental degradation is a key driver of civil violence around the world. African drylands, especially the Sahel region, are allegedly among the areas most seriously affected by this development. Views of desertification and severe environmental degradation in the Sahel are held by environmental security scholars, despite the comprehensive literature questioning such ideas that has been published since the late 1980s. Instead of being steadily transformed towards more desert-like conditions through increasing population pressure, Sahelian environments are dominated by climatic fluctuations. This article first reviews the literature criticizing the idea of `desertification' as it is applied on African drylands. Then, the article critically discusses the use of the Tuareg rebellion in northern Mali as an example of a supply-induced scarcity related conflict. The case study shows that the droughts of the 1970s and 1980s played a role in the rebellion, but the rebellion was not driven by supply-induced scarcity. Instead, the droughts led to the migration of young men to Algeria and Libya, where they were exposed to revolutionary discourses. There was already a strong feeling among nomads and Tuareg in Mali of being marginalized by state policies of modernization and sedentarization. Embezzlement of drought relief funds by government officials in Bamako added further to the anger felt by the young men who took up arms against the Malian state. The drought of the 1970s and 1980s was probably not a necessary condition for the rebellion to take place. Detailed case studies of armed conflicts, engaging with environmental research, may be necessary to further deepen our understanding of links, or lack of such links, between violence and environmental stress.
In: Journal of peace research, Band 45, S. 819-836
ISSN: 0022-3433
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In: Development and change, Band 38, Heft 2, S. 355-356
ISSN: 1467-7660
In: Journal of peace research, Band 43, Heft 6, S. 754-754
ISSN: 1460-3578
In: Journal of peace research, Band 43, Heft 6, S. 754
ISSN: 0022-3433
In: Forum for development studies: journal of Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Norwegian Association for Development, Band 29, Heft 2, S. 362-366
ISSN: 1891-1765
In: Forum for development studies, Band 29, Heft 2, S. 362-366
ISSN: 0803-9410
In: Forum for development studies: journal of Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Norwegian Association for Development, Band 24, Heft 2, S. 321-324
ISSN: 1891-1765
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In: New perspectives: interdisciplinary journal of Central & East European politics and international relations, Band 31, Heft 1, S. 25-30
ISSN: 2336-8268
World Affairs Online