Governing Climate Induced Migration and Displacement

Andrea Simonelli provides the first in-depth evaluation of climate displacement in the field of political science, specifically global governance. She evaluates four intergovernmental organizations (UNHCR, IOM, OCHA and the UNFCCC), and the structural and political constraints regarding their potential expansion to govern this new issue area.

Autorentext

Andrea C. Simonelli, PhD, is an independent researcher exploring issues of climate induced displacement and human security with an emphasis on the Maldives. She is a graduate of the United Nations University Environment and Human Security Summer Academy, and also attended the Oxford Refugee Centre's Summer School in Forced Migration.

Inhalt

PART I 1 Introduction 1.2. Current State of Affairs PART II 2.1. Hyperbole V. Fact 2.2. Academically Understood Context PART III 3.1. Institutional Expansion 3.2. Lack of Expansion PART IV 4.1. Filling the Governance Gap 4.2. Conclusion