It’s all about politics: Migration and resource conflicts in the global south

[en] Both researchers and policy makers have repeatedly expressed concerns that migration will enhance conﬂicts regarding renewable resources in destination areas. This concept is fuelled by projections of large future migration ﬂows within the Global South, resulting from armed conﬂict, global environmental change, and persistent economic inequalities. However, as of yet, there is no conclusive empirical evidence of a nexus between migration, resource competition, and conﬂict at an aggregate level. Case studies draw contradicting conclusions, and cross-case research on the topic remains scarce. Here, we combine comprehensive qualitative and quantitative data from 20 cases in rural Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on these cases, we investigate why certain areas hosting migrants have resource-related conﬂicts, while others do not. Using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), we evaluate and elucidate two combinations of conditions under which resource conﬂict involving migrants in destination areas occurs: (1) high reliance on natural resources and negative othering of migrants in terms of resource use, and (2) government policies supporting parts of the migrant group coupled with limited resource use possibilities due to conservation efforts or industrial activities. By underlining the crucial role of grievances related to perceived unfair resource access and the strong inﬂuence of government actions on local migrant-host dynamics, we challenge deterministic narratives of migration, resource scarcity and conﬂict.

Research center :

Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental Systems (LCSES)

Disciplines :

Regional & inter-regional studies
Human geography & demography
Environmental sciences & ecology

Author, co-author :

Wiederkehr, Charlotte

Ide, Tobias

SEPPELT, Ralf ; University of Luxembourg > Luxembourg Centre for Socio-Environmental Systems (LCSES)

Hermans, Kathleen

External co-authors :

yes

Language :

English

Title :

It’s all about politics: Migration and resource conflicts in the global south

Publication date :

2022

Journal title :

World Development: the Multi-Disciplinary International Journal Devoted to the Study and Promotion of World Development

ISSN :

0305-750X

eISSN :

1873-5991

Volume :

157

Pages :

105938

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Focus Area :

Sustainable Development
Migration and Inclusive Societies

Development Goals :

1. No poverty
2. Zero hunger
10. Reduced inequalities

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