Violence through environmental discrimination : causes, Rwanda arena, and conflict model
Since all-out interstate wars for the time being seem to belong to the past, con flict studies focus more and more on domestic conflicts. This approach, which for once does not focus on a specific level of the conflict system, on one area in the conflict geography, or on a specific category of actors, analyzes causation dynamics.
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1 Introduction: The Transformation of Society-Nature Relationship.- 2 Discussion: State of the Art.- 3 Correlations: Environment, Maldevelopment, and Violent Conflict.- 4 Typology: Types of Conflicts and the Role of the Environment.- 5 Case Study: Why Environmental Discrimination Caused Violence on the ‘Mille Collines’.- 6 Model: Causal Relationship between Environmental Transformation and Violent Conflict.- 7 Empirical Evidence: Six Area Studies and Six Control Cases to Check the Model.- 8 Outlook: Conflict Potential, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Security.- 9 Appendix: Tables.- 10 Glossary.- 11 Bibliography.