A systematic review of the climate-dispossession-migration nexus
This project systematically reviews and synthesizes the literature on the interconnectedness of climate change, dispossession, and migration. It conducts a deeper investigation of dispossession in maritime contexts and examines the role of dispossession in the forced displacement and migration of coastal communities facing climate change and environmental degradation. As the cumulative impact of these factors remains underexplored, it is necessary to understand this nexus to inform policies addressing the combined natural and socioeconomic drivers of climate-induced migration.
The project will identify and analyze theoretical frameworks linking climate change, dispossession, and migration; assess historical and contemporary case studies, with emphasis on the maritime domain; and highlight research gaps and propose future study directions. Using a systematic literature review methodology, the project will search academic databases and grey literature for relevant studies, select those explicitly discussing the interplay between climate change, dispossession, and migration in maritime settings, and perform thematic analysis to identify patterns and interrelations.
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