Haan, de, Liesa
(2018)
The Securitization of the Water Sector.
Master thesis, Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation.
Abstract
Jordan is a country which has been water scarce for decades and has been coping with this environment in different manners. With the influx of Syrian refugees the water demand has risen immensely, which has led to the securitization of the water sector. This research analysed whether such securitization affect the environmental refugees present in Jordan. To explain, the Syrian refugees are regarded as environmental refugees for the purpose of this paper. Since hydro-climatic change and environmental refugees are two phenomenon which will grow in the future, looking at policies on this matter in a country which is already facing these issues can lead to some lessons for the future. The vulnerabilities analysed of the Syrian refugees are those related to the water supply and to religion. By analysing these vulnerabilities, an image has been created which shows how the securitization has had a social and material affect on the refugees. Therefore, this study argues that in general the vulnerabilities are negatively affected by the securitization, since it has led to discrimination and a negative outlook on the Syrian refugees, whilst this did not occur during the other refugee waves entering Jordan. Ultimately, it can be stated that the framing of the water scarcity as a national security issue, due to the influx of the Syrian refugees, might have led to the resentment of the Jordanian public towards the Syrians.
| Type: |
Thesis
(Master)
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| Supervisors (RUG): |
| Supervisor | E-mail | Tutor organization | Tutor email |
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| Tarusarira, J. | J.Tarusarira@rug.nl | | | | Martinez - Arino, J. | J.Martinez.Arino@rug.nl | | |
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| Degree programme: |
Master Religion Conflict and Globalisation |
| Academic year: |
2017- 2018 |
| Date of delivery: |
31 Aug 2018 |
| Last modified: |
31 Aug 2018 13:04 |
| URI: |
https://rcs.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/399 |
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