24th World Congress of Political Science: Understanding Environmental Peacebuilding Panel

Jul 23, 2016 - Jul 28, 2016 | International Political Science Association
Poznań, Poland
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Environmental issues in post-conflict societies have received greater attention recently. For many years, researchers, practitioners, and decision makers have been working at the intersection of peacebuilding, natural resources and the environment. Over this time, our understanding of “environmental peacebuilding” has evolved. Multiple studies highlight that good governance and sustainable management of natural resources have the potential to contribute to cooperation and support peace processes. Moreover do policymakers and practitioners recognize that natural resources and the environment are central to the development of the poor and vulnerable segments of society. With that the international security community has shifted from a narrow focus on state security to a broader more inclusive view. Ultimately this has led to a higher profile for environmental issues in many post-conflict development processes and initiatives. While this is an important step to thinking about environmental issues and peacebuilding efforts together, there remain significant gaps in our understanding of environmental peacebuilding. Contributions on this panel address important elements of the debate theoretically as well as empirically. The presented papers assess and deepen our understanding of the role and effects natural resources can have on post-conflict development.

Language: English
Chair: Prof. Ashok Swain
Co-chair: Mr. Florian Krampe
Discussants: Mr. Florian Krampe, Prof. Ashok Swain

Abstracts:

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Against All Odds: Astounding Peace and Unforeseen Clashes in Transboundary Water Basins.<https://wc2016.ipsa.org/my-ipsa/events/istanbul2016/paper/against-all-odds-astounding-peace-and-unforeseen-clashes-transboun>
Mr. Leonardo Orlando
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Climate Policies as a Driver of Peace or Potential Source of Conflicts – Empirical Insights from Selected Cases<https://wc2016.ipsa.org/my-ipsa/events/istanbul2016/paper/climate-policies-driver-peace-or-potential-source-conflicts-%E2%80%93-empi>
Mr. Dennis Taenzler
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Does Theory Meet Practice? The Definition and (Non-) Application of “Environmental Peacebuilding” in Transnational Policies<https://wc2016.ipsa.org/my-ipsa/events/istanbul2016/paper/does-theory-meet-practice-definition-and-non-application-%E2%80%9Cenvironm>
Ms. Linda Wallbott
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Integrating climate change in peace building processes – A comparative analysis of development organisations different approaches<https://wc2016.ipsa.org/my-ipsa/events/istanbul2016/paper/integrating-climate-change-peace-building-processes-%E2%80%93-comparative->
Dr. Maria-Therese Gustafsson, Dr. Malin Mobjörk
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The governance of natural resources in a changing world economy? Environmental peace building regarding illegal logging and mining in Africa<https://wc2016.ipsa.org/my-ipsa/events/istanbul2016/paper/governance-natural-resources-changing-world-economy-environmental->
Dr. Yves Montouroy
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The Politics of Climate Change and its Implications for Global Security Governance: An African Perspective<https://wc2016.ipsa.org/my-ipsa/events/istanbul2016/paper/politics-climate-change-and-its-implications-global-security-gover>
Dr. Kannan Ambalam