Whose security? Politics, risks and alternatives for climate security practices in agrarian-environmental perspectives
Climate security, albeit highly contested, is moving beyond the discursive realm into policies and practices that implicate the control of land, water and forests. Through a systematic literature review this paper offers a typology of climate security practices. It observes a shift towards human security framing, offering potential for agrarian struggles. However, risks remain: the depoliticisation of scarcity, control-seeking over natural resources, a push for neoliberal approaches, a dominant focus on violent conflict, and knowledge politics. Alternative approaches are suggested, foregrounding place-specific alliances that address the politics of conflict and embrace plurality of knowledges, contributing to (agrarian) climate justice.
Title of publication: The Journal of Peasant Studies
Volume: 51
Issue: 3
Page range: 651-673
Author: Corinne Lamain
Organization: Erasmus University Rotterdam the Netherlands
Year: 2023
Type: Journal article
Full text available at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03066150.2023.2246386
Content language: English