The Origins of the Syrian Conflict

Daoudy, Marwa

doi:10.1017/9781108567053

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“…Conversely, others have sought to downplay the importance of this causality (Hendrix, 2017) with persuasive arguments unpicking this hypothesis (Daoudy, 2020;Selby et al, 2017) which contend that making definitive claims represents a misunderstanding of the complexity of the Syrian environmental, social and political shifts. The agricultural failures in the northeast often framed as a result of drought might instead be more accurately represented as a result of poor governance and state policy in an ethnically contested area (Selby, 2019).…”

Section: Climate and Conflictmentioning

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Be a man: A theory of climate change, masculinities and violence

Francis

2024

Environment and Security

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Experts increasingly agree that the impacts of climate change are likely to create new violent conflict risks and exacerbate existing ones. However, the extent of this link and the specific causal pathways are much less clear, and the role of gender in this process is under-examined. This paper theorizes that gendered norms, especially the expectations of how men perform their masculinities, are an intervening variable that might explain some of this relationship. In doing so, it engages with the emerging debate around the extent to which climate change influences the evolution of violent conflict, theorizing with an illustrative observation of the events of the Arab Spring in Tunisia and Syria. I find that there are plausible explanations for climate–conflict links involving gendered expectations of men’s behaviour serving as an intervening variable between climate change and violent conflict and discuss the implications of this for moving away from securitized approaches, future study and peacebuilding work.

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Section: Climate and Conflictmentioning

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Be a man: A theory of climate change, masculinities and violence

Francis

2024

Environment and Security

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“…Conflict contexts often induce high levels of corruption, weaken the rule of law and accountability, and complicate and disrupt the state's ability to deliver basic services (Hegre & Nyga˚rd, 2015). And, in some cases, governments themselves may be the source of grievance and violence, actively creating and/or exacerbating the vulnerabilities of their citizens (Daoudy, 2020;Selby et al, 2017). However, strong, trusted institutions are necessary to create an enabling environment and support the capacities of communities and individuals to overcome vulnerabilities because of the way they are connected and nested in existing structures and systems (Adger et al, 2009;Ribot, 2014).…”

Section: Conflict Exacerbates Climate Change Vulnerabilitymentioning

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Conflict mitigation as a means of climate change adaptation: Lessons for policy and development practice

Abrahams,

Ober

2024

Environment and Security

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In this article, we examine the ways conflict can drive climate change vulnerability and, in turn, argue that conflict mitigation can act as a means of climate change adaptation. We identify three key ways in which conflict mitigation enhances adaptation opportunities: (a) addressing conflict dynamics increases opportunities to address climate risks; (b) grounded analysis of conflict dynamics often reveals high-value opportunities for climate change-oriented programs as well as potential maladaptations to be avoided; and (c) conflict mitigation interventions which rely heavily on governance can be leveraged in climate change adaptation efforts. This has multiple implications for global climate change policy, especially when one considers key climate security outcomes emanating from international policy discussions such as COP 28. We conclude this article by identifying three under-examined—and practical—lines of inquiry that would address key knowledge gaps in how to fortify climate resilience in conflict-affected regions.

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“…Another concerning trend is the growing divide in climate security discourse and policy between the Global South and Global North. The Global North's focus on climate change as a threat or 'risk multiplier' emphasizes ways in which climate change will exacerbate resource scarcity and result in increased migration flows across borders, which may amplify existing societal fragilities and geopolitical tensions [10]. On the other hand, most developing countries tend to link climate security with context-specific development and security imperatives, and adopt a cautious approach towards Global North-driven discourses-imbibing some aspects, while questioning others.…”

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The challenges of the increasing institutionalization of climate security

Hardt,

Jayaram,

Harrington

et al. 2024

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After years of discussions about whether anthropogenic climate change could have security implications, the issue is now moving to the centre of international security agendas. State and non-state security actors increasingly recognize multiple links between climate change and security, such as threats to states, militaries, human well-being, and the stability of earth systems. Thus, the term 'climate security' is used across research and policy domains. The term 'climate security' is used and understood differently across diverse research and policy domains. Yet growing recognition of the issue has generated an unprecedented wave of institutionalization of climate security led by powerful states and international organizations

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The Origins of the Syrian Conflict

Abstract: We have lost everything: our house, our land, our life. Our children are out of school. And we are unable to go back home. Now you tell me that we, who had to leave our home town first because of the drought and now the conflict, are described as the causes of all this? We are the victims.

Cited by 44 publications

References 187 publications

Be a man: A theory of climate change, masculinities and violence

Be a man: A theory of climate change, masculinities and violence

Conflict mitigation as a means of climate change adaptation: Lessons for policy and development practice

The challenges of the increasing institutionalization of climate security

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