Političke posljedice klimatskih promjena: Bliski istok i Sjeverna Afrika

master's thesis

• Title (english): The Political Consequences of Climate Change: the Middle East and North Africa
• Author: Martin Tuđen
• Mentor: Borna Zgurić (mentor)
• Committee member: Borna Zgurić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marta Zorko (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Petar Popović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-09-14, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science

Abstract

Klimatski uvjeti na prostoru MENA regije utječu na egzistencijalnu, društvenu, ekonomsku i političku svakodnevicu. Uz postupno pogoršavanje situacije uslijed klimatskih promjena, postavlja se pitanje sigurnosti i opstanka stanovništva tog područja, a time i konkretnih političkih odgovora na trenutno stanje. Resursi vode i hrane postaju oskudniji, dok velike temperature i suše stavljaju ogroman pritisak na pojedine državne sektore. Sekuritiziranje određenog problema čini ga političkim prioritetom. S obzirom da ekološki problemi predstavljaju veliku prijetnju za sigurnost nacionalnih država, fokus se stavlja na proces sekuritizacije klimatskih promjena. U njemu nam pomaže teorija sekuritizacije unutar koje pobliže gledamo retoričku komponentu i način adresiranja spomenutih prijetnji. Iako su klimatske promjene svjetski problem, rad je usredotočen na MENA regiju koja je vidljivo ranjiva i ugrožena. Zbog njihovih sličnih uvjeta, problema, ali i različitih oblika vladavine, države na koje se posebno osvrćemo su Egipat i Jordan. Shodno tome, glavno istraživačko pitanje je: mogu li različiti tipovi vladavine Egipta i Jordana utjecati na retoriku sekuritizacije klimatskih promjena? Nepotpunu sekuritizaciju klimatskih promjena u oba slučaja otkrila nam je analiza i pregled nacionalnih dokumenata, ali i analiza diskursa javnih istupa pojedinih dionika ovog procesa.

Abstract (english)

Climatic factors in the MENA region affect the existential, societal, economic and political everyday life. With the gradual deterioration of the situation due to climate change, the question of security and survival of the population in this area arises, and thus of concrete political responses to the current situation. Water and food resources are becoming more scarce, while high temperatures and droughts put enormous pressure on governmental sectors. Securitizing a specific problem makes it a political priority. Given that environmental problems impose a major threat to the security of nation-states, the focus is on the process of securitizing climate change. The securitization theory helps us, within which we take a closer look at the rhetorical component and the way of addressing the mentioned threats. Even though, climate change is a global problem, this paper examines the MENA region which is visibly vulnerable and threatened. Because of their similar conditions, problems, but also different forms of government, the countries we will pay special attention to are Egypt and Jordan. Accordingly, the main research question is: can different forms of government in Egypt and Jordan affect the rhetoric of climate change securitization? We reveal incomplete securitization of climate change in both cases by analyzing and reviewing national documents, but also by discourse analysis of public appearances of individual stakeholders in the process.

• Keywords: MENA regija; klimatske promjene; teorija sekuritizacije; Egipat; Jordan
• Keywords (english): MENA region; climate change; securitization theory; Egypt; Jordan
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:486603
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-02-09 14:09:22