This chapter addresses the multifaceted dynamics of climate-induced (im)mobility, situating them within broader historical and structural contexts shaped by colonialism, capitalism, and environmental degradation. By engaging with frameworks such as the Anthropocene and the Capitalocene, it interrogates the geopolitical and racialized dimensions of mobility and immobility in the context of climate change. The analysis challenges the dominant security-centric narratives that portray climate migrants as looming threats, revealing how such framings sustain militarized border regimes and deflect attention from the root causes of displacement. Critically, the chapter emphasizes that not all affected individuals move; many remain trapped or choose to stay due to cultural, economic, or political constraints, and yet are rendered invisible in prevailing policy and media discourse. Through an intersectional lens, the chapter elevates feminist, decolonial, and Indigenous epistemologies that resist universalist assumptions and highlight plural experiences of (im)mobility. It calls for justice frameworks that extend beyond mobility rights to encompass environmental, cultural, and territorial rights, anchored in an ethics of care and solidarity. Ultimately, it sets the conceptual groundwork for analyzing how actors across sectors can reshape public understandings and policy responses through alternative narratives and practices.

错误:搜索内容不能为空,请输入英文关键词
错误:关键词超出字数限制,请精简
高级检索

Climate (Im)Mobilities

  • Elena Giacomelli,
  • Pierluigi Musarò

摘要

This chapter addresses the multifaceted dynamics of climate-induced (im)mobility, situating them within broader historical and structural contexts shaped by colonialism, capitalism, and environmental degradation. By engaging with frameworks such as the Anthropocene and the Capitalocene, it interrogates the geopolitical and racialized dimensions of mobility and immobility in the context of climate change. The analysis challenges the dominant security-centric narratives that portray climate migrants as looming threats, revealing how such framings sustain militarized border regimes and deflect attention from the root causes of displacement. Critically, the chapter emphasizes that not all affected individuals move; many remain trapped or choose to stay due to cultural, economic, or political constraints, and yet are rendered invisible in prevailing policy and media discourse. Through an intersectional lens, the chapter elevates feminist, decolonial, and Indigenous epistemologies that resist universalist assumptions and highlight plural experiences of (im)mobility. It calls for justice frameworks that extend beyond mobility rights to encompass environmental, cultural, and territorial rights, anchored in an ethics of care and solidarity. Ultimately, it sets the conceptual groundwork for analyzing how actors across sectors can reshape public understandings and policy responses through alternative narratives and practices.