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Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict pp 351–370Cite as

Policing Borders in a Time of Rapid Climate Change

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This chapter argues that the process of securitization is already underway because of well funded and well founded concerns about internal state security and international terrorism. Security responses to climate induced migration are unlikely to be legitimated as climate security measures. They may be rather found under arcane programmes and conferences on protecting critical state infrastructure.

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  1. School of Applied Global Ethics, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Leeds Metropolitan University, Bronte Hall, Headingley Campus, Beckett Park, Leeds, LS6 3QS, UK

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    Jürgen Scheffran

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    Michael Brzoska

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  4. ZMAW, Res. Group Climate Change and Security, Hamburg University, Bundesstrasse 53, Hamburg, 20146, Germany

    Peter Michael Link

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Wright, S. (2012). Policing Borders in a Time of Rapid Climate Change. In: Scheffran, J., Brzoska, M., Brauch, H., Link, P., Schilling, J. (eds) Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict. Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28626-1_18

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