Environmental Security in Greece
Perceptions from Industry, Government, NGOs and the Public
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Environmental Security in Greece establishes stakeholders' perceptions of environmental security and energy security taking a Q-methodology and Digital Media Research Framework approach. In-depth individual viewpoints and opinions of policymakers, energy-industry leaders, NGOs' members and the public are described throughout.
The book demonstrates the value of applying Q-methodology in the study of climate change as a security issue in a vulnerable country like Greece which represents a range of countries with many interrelated economic, societal, political and security problems. The research was conducted during the period from August 2007-2016 prior to the Paris Climate Agreement. Q-methodology systematically reveals the traditional and non-traditional security approaches and theories and compares academic and public perceptions. The methodology provides a means of investigating human subjectivity not hitherto used to investigate climate change and security issues. The author establishes a number of discourse factors shifting the discussion from traditional security and climate change scepticism to ecological security and protection.
Chapter 1. Climate Change and Security
- Chapter 2. Climate Change, Security, and International Institutions
- Chapter 3. Environmental and Energy Security-Policy Seekers
- Chapter 4. Green Growth, Oil Extraction and Sustainable Energy-Policy Supporters
- Chapter 5. Anthropogenic Climate Change and Environmental and Energy Security Believers, Anti-Climate Change Scepticism
- Chapter 6. Perceptions of Climate Change and Security in Greece
- Chapter 7. Discussion and Concluding Remarks
Charis (Harris) Gerosideris is an Assistant Professor at Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia. His research interest focuses on the environmental security, energy security, cyber security, digital media, and social movements, especially as these developed in the global economic crisis context.