Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In the context of anthropogenic climate change, it has become increasingly imperative to examine the socio‐ecological consequences of human‐made environmental degradation as a form of violence. I advance the term “geoviolence” to refer to human actions that increase suffering through the generation, exacerbation, or instrumentalisation of adverse geophysical conditions. Focusing on labour migration dynamics, this article illustrates how geoviolence is exercised by human actors, particularly states. Based on multisited ethnographic research in Morocco and Spain with agricultural workers and their families, I analyse connections between anthropogenic climate change, migration regimes, and intimacy. I argue that the effects of water scarcity, coupled with restrictive migration policies, exacerbate the familial hardships of Moroccan agricultural labourers, thus engendering experiences of geoviolence.
Source: Antipode
Author: Nora Komposch
Institutions: University of Bern, University of Zurich
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,520
Award: G184569470
OpenAlex ID: W4411772381