The Nature of Peace and the Continuum of Violence in Environmental Conflicts

Barbara Magalhaes Teixeira

The Nature of Peace and the Continuum of Violence in Environmental Conflicts

Bidragets översatta titel : Fredens Natur och Våldets Skepnader i Miljökonflikter

Barbara Magalhaes Teixeira

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I den här avhandlingen, syftar jag till att utforska kopplingarna mellan natur, konflikt och fred som bygger på litteratur från freds- och konflikstudier och miljöfredsbyggande. Jag hävdar att miljöfrågor, särskilt relaterade till fördelningen av naturresurser, är centrala för att förstå strukturella förhållanden möjliggör både konflikt och fred. För att svara på förskningsfrågan utforskar jag hur naturen förstås, värderas och utnyttjas och hur detta bidrar till skapandet av orättvisa strukturer som främja konflikter och våld. Jag centrerar resursojämlikhet i roten till miljiökonflikter, alltså tillhandahålla en strukturell redogörelse för hur de påverkar våld genom idén om vãldets skepnader. I slutändan visar jag att bygga hållbar fred kräver omformning av distributionsstrukturer av både resurser och makt för att främja inte bara negativ fred utan också skapa förutsätningar för positiv fred.

Bidragets översatta titel	Fredens Natur och Våldets Skepnader i Miljökonflikter
Originalspråk	engelska
Kvalifikation	Doktor
Tilldelande institution	Statsvetenskapliga institutionen
Handledare	Sjöstedt, Roxanna, handledare Sabaté, Oriol, Biträdande handledare, Extern person
Tilldelningsdatum	2024 sep. 20
Utgivningsort	Lund
Förlag	AllMedia Öresund AB
ISBN (tryckt)	978-91-8104-127-9
ISBN (elektroniskt)	978-91-8104-128-6
Status	Published - 2024 aug.

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Date: 2024-09-20
Time: 13:15
Place: Edens hörsal, Allhelgona kyrkogata 14, Lund
External reviewer(s)
Name: Selby, Jan
Title: Professor
Affiliation: University of Leeds
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SDG 10 – Minskad ojämlikhet
SDG 13 – Bekämpa klimatförändringarna
SDG 16 – Fredliga och inkluderande samhällen

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