Daoust, G. and Selby, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-9660 (2022) Understanding the politics of climate security policy discourse: the case of the Lake Chad Basin. Geopolitics, 28 (3). pp. 1285-1322. ISSN 1465-0045
Abstract
Policy discourse on the conflict and security implications of climate change has repeatedly found it to be overstated, misleading, and out of line with the balance of scientific evidence. However, the reasons for this recurring science-policy divide have not yet been systematically investigated. To explore this issue, we examine the case of Lake Chad, which over the last decade has become a poster child for climate conflict. We seek to understand and explain how this climate security narrative has gained such traction. Drawing on interviews and documentary analysis we examine the key practices, interests and hierarchies underpinning the narrative’s rise and reproduction, and show that it is essentially a political construct, reflecting a combination of questionable epistemic manoeuvres and geopolitical, economic and climate mitigation agendas. Our findings suggest the need for change, and increased caution, in how the climate security community engages with scientific evidence.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Geopolitics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2022 17:46 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2024 09:42 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/14650045.2021.2014821 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184826 |