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'In this important book, Benoît Mayer forces us to confront the implications of labelling in the climate migration context, and skillfully leverages this debate to shine a light on broader questions of the evolving role of global governance. His forthright analysis is both refreshing and appropriately challenging.'- James C. Hathaway, University of Michigan Law School'The discussion on the legal aspects of climate migration is often limited to the issue of the legal status. Yet the debate extends way further, and Mayer offers a much-needed broader look at the different dimensions of this concept, their legal implications and political caveats.'- François Gemenne, University of Liège, Belgium, and Sciences Po, FrancePolitical narratives on climate or environmental migration have been deployed in support of policy arguments relating to humanitarian assistance, migration, and climate change, or to promote national security or economic interests. But while climate change certainly has various impacts on human mobility, it does not appear to create distinct''climate migrants''or (in general) unprecedented migration scenarios. In this timely book, Benoit Mayer offers a unique interdiscip

Author

Mayer, Benoît

Publisher

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781786431738