Hosts:
Marius R. Busemeyer – Professor of Comparative Political Economy at the University of Konstanz and Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”.

Gabriele Spilker – Professor of „International Politics - Global Inequality“ at the University of Konstanz and Co-Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”.

Guest:
Halvard Buhaug – Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) and Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

®    Expert in civil wars, group-based inequality, climate-conflict interactions

®    Lead author of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report

Episode Overview:
In the 5th episode of the In_equality Podcast, hosts Gabriele Spilker and Marius R. Busemeyer speak with conflict researcher Halvard Buhaug about the links between inequality, political violence, and climate change. The conversation explores different types of inequality, how they affect the risk of conflict, and the role of institutions, education, and global cooperation in preventing violent escalation.

Key Topics Discussed:

1. What Is Conflict?

2. How Inequality Fuels Conflict

3. The Role of Democracy, Wealth, and Education

4. Climate Change as a Conflict Driver

5. What Can Be Done?

6. Inside the IPCC Process

Links & Ressources:

• More about the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”.
• Further Readings:
   
  • Buhaug, H., Cederman, L.-E. & Gleditsch, K. (2014): Square Pegs in Round Holes: Inequalities, Grievances, and Civil War. International Studies Quarterly, Volume 58, Issue 2, 418–431.
  • von Uexkuell, N. & Buhaug, H. (2021): Security implications of climate change: A decade of scientific progress. Journal of Peace Research, 58(1), 3-17.
  •  Uppsala Conflict Data Program: https://ucdp.uu.se

More about the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”

Contact: cluster.inequality@uni-konstanz.de 

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