FSSH Dean publishes new book: Ecoviolence Studies: Human Exploitation and Environmental Crime
, Dean, (FSSH), and Delon Omrow, Postdoctoral Fellow, FSSH, have published a new edited volume with Cambridge University Press titled
Ecoviolence is defined broadly as the intersection between human-human exploitation and the destruction of nature and is one of the defining features of our time. This book collects ten case studies. Topics discussed include the wildlife trade, ecoviolence at sea, natural resource exploitation in Latin America and Africa, human trafficking induced by extreme weather events, climate change-related language death, and the confluence of drug cartels and environmental destruction.
The book argues that Ecoviolence Studies has emerged as an expanded, multidisciplinary field in its own right, and that policy responses and the search for environmental and social justice should reflect accumulated knowledge in this area. It is an insightful book for researchers and graduate students working in green criminology, Earth system governance, environmental politics, human rights, environmental and international law, and related areas.
