Ecological security : climate change and the construction of security / Matt McDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDonald, Matt, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Security, International--Climatic factors.

Security, International.

Global environmental change.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 240 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Climate change is increasingly recognised as a security issue. Yet this recognition belies contestation over what security means and whose security is viewed as threatened. Different accounts - here defined as discourses - of security range from those focused on national sovereignty to those emphasising the vulnerability of human populations. This book examines the ethical assumptions and implications of these 'climate security' discourses, ultimately making a case for moving beyond the protection of human institutions and collectives. Drawing on insights from political ecology, feminism and critical theory, Matt McDonald suggests the need to focus on the resilience of ecosystems themselves when approaching the climate-security relationship, orienting towards the most vulnerable across time, space and species. The book outlines the ethical assumptions and contours of ecological security before exploring how it might find purchase in contemporary political contexts. A shift in this direction could not be more urgent, given the current climate crisis.

Contents:

The construction of security

Climate security discourses

Ecological security : a definition

Means and agents of ecological security

Towards ecological security?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Sep 2021).

ISBN:

1-009-02148-6

1-009-02168-0

1-009-02449-3

OCLC:

1266201353