Where is the South in security discourse on climate change? An analysis of India

Critical Studies on Security

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-161

  Boas, Ingrid ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate migration; climate security; discourse; India; North South divide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942595046     PISSN: 21624887     EISSN: 21624909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21624887.2014.905295     Document Type: Article

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