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Revolutions in a Warming World: Lessons from Syria

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Venue: Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street

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Revolutions in a Warming World: Lessons from Syria
BISR Population, Environment and Resources Working Group

Speaker: Andreas Malm, Lund University

Chair: Alex Colas, Birkbeck, University of London

Will higher temperatures unleash revolutionary chaos? From the corridors of Pentagon to the pages of Science, such fears have grown in recent years. They now have an eminent test case: Syria, where the revolution was preceded by a devastating drought. With a focus on the Middle East and Syria in particular, this talk will discuss some possible configurations of revolution in a warming world and reflect on potential points of intervention.

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The Population, Environment and Resources (PER) Working Group examines global connections between population, environment and resource dynamics and their links to politics.

Birkbeck Institute for Social Research (BISR) is the focal point for social research at Birkbeck and a hub for its dissemination and discussion in London and beyond.


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