INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY: TOWARDS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH FOR STUDYING WATER RESOURCES
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https://doi.org/10.5380/cg.v7i1.55811Abstract
This paper intends to draw an overview of the main theoretical perspectives researching environmental questions within the discipline of International Relations (IR), mainly those related with security studies. In order to accomplish that, we carried on a review of the literature produced on the subject for the past 50 years, when the discussion was introduced into the political and the academic agenda. We noticed that the main theories of environmental security can be systematically organized into two major groups: on the one hand, the theories that discuss the Environment-Conflict Thesis, and, on the other, those theories that focus on the dynamics of Human and Ecological Security. The analysis of the research produced on the issue of international water resources showed that such division is also present in this literature, limiting the possibilities of investigation. Finally, we propose a series of elements that can contribute to further develop this area of research in the direction of a more comprehensive inquiry into environmental security. These suggestions include adjusting the level of analysis, incorporating multiple agents, and articulating different security issues.
Key-Words: Environmental Security; International Relations; Geopolitics; Water resources; Water basins.
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