Climate change, securitisation and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Geographical Journal

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 298-308

  Mason, Michael ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Conflict; Copenhagen School; Geopolitics; Israel Palestine; Security

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GEOPOLITICS; POLITICAL CONFLICT; REGIONAL SECURITY; SECURITY THREAT; TERRITORIALITY;

ISRAEL; PALESTINE;

EID: 84887025001     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: 14754959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/geoj.12007     Document Type: Article

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