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Converging on Disaster: Climate Security and the Malthusian Anticipatory Regime for Africa

Malthus's privileging of population growth as the main cause of poverty, scarcity and war still resonates widely in both the public policy arena and popular culture. It shapes dominant discourses about the relationship between climate change, conflict and security in Africa. This article examin...

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Published in:	Geopolitics 2014-10, Vol.19 (4), p.757-783
Main Author:	Hartmann, Betsy
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Subjects:	Africa Birth Control Climate Conflict theory Disasters Environmental degradation Humanitarian intervention International Security Land Malthus, Thomas Robert Military Intervention Population growth Security Sub Saharan Africa
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