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The politics of 'blame': Nation, immigration, and environmental security in international relations (Mexico)

Posted on:2005-08-29Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Northern Arizona UniversityCandidate:Urban, Jessica LeAnnFull Text:PDF
GTID:1456390008493419Subject:Political science
Abstract/Summary:
Historically, ecological concerns have not been a primary area of focus for international relations (IR) scholars, however the sub-field of environmental security (ES) within IR has grown dramatically in recent years to contend with the perceived consequences of environmental degradation for national security. Issues of population growth and immigration are particularly salient in this context. Critics suggest however that much mainstream ES scholarship is based simply on refashioned Hardinian lifeboat analogies and Neo-Malthusian dooms-day scenarios that paint "overpopulation" within third world countries in particular as a root cause of environmental degradation around the world. Moreover, critics contend that the ES focus on immigration replays many of the same Neo-Malthusian arguments.; The primary questions of this dissertation project are: What is the role of mainstream environmental Security discourse within post-Cold War constructions of nation? In other words, how does, environmental security discourse on immigration identify and interpret nation and the security threats to the nation? In addition, how does it relate to traditional International Relations security discourse with respect to the identification and interpretation of security threats?...
Keywords/Search Tags:International relations, Security, Immigration
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