Institutskolloquium: „Centering climate mobilities: Insights on fear, disposability and citizenship“ by Dr. Ethemcan Turhan

Wann (when): Donnerstag, 16. Juni, 16:15 – 17:45 (Thursday, 16th of June, 04:15 PM – 05:45 PM CEST)

Wo (where): VG 3.101

Abstract

We live in an age of borders, once again.  As commodities, finance flows and ideas move around the clock seamlessly from east to west, from north to south, human bodies seem to be restricted at walls, checkpoints, externalized border controls. Moreover, in the age of climate crisis where histories of capitalist exploitation and colonial plunder rendered certain bodies disposable and vulnerable, the world faces a serious choice between a thorough transformation of the status quo or eco-apartheid. In this intervention, I will built upon three related and intersecting works, arguing that while fear and securitisation of migration and climate have privileged inter-state politics and international discourses, it is crucial to explore how fear is produced, mobilised, and contested in sub-national political arenas. By building on the urban citizenship and climate mobilities literatures, my argument is that there are viable alternatives to the isolationist fortress nation model, which can bring a new dimension to debates concerning climate change and migration.

Dr. Ethemcan Turhan

Dr. Turhan is assistant professor of environmental planning at the Department of Spatial Planning and Environment, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen. His main interest is political ecology with empirical attention to environmental conflicts, energy infrastructures, social movements, and climate mobilities.