Thomas Homer-Dixon is associate professor of political science and director of the peace and conflict studies program at the University of Toronto.Jessica Blitt is an M.A. candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa and an honors graduate of and former research assistant for the peace and conflict studies program at the University of Toronto.

These days speculation is rampant about whether environmental stresses and scarcities are factors contributing to violent conflict within societies. This volume—based on carefully structured case studies from five very different countries—offers a valuable reality check. Ecoviolence effectively demonstrates that the causal relationships between the environment and societal unrest are considerably more complex than is widely presumed.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: A Theoretical OverviewChapter 2 The Case of Chiapas, MexicoChapter 3 The Case of GazaChapter 4 The Case of South AfricaChapter 5 The Case of PakistanChapter 6 The Case of RwandaChapter 7 Key Findings

Thomas Homer-Dixon is associate professor of political science and director of the peace and conflict studies program at the University of Toronto.Jessica Blitt is an M.A. candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa and an honors graduate of and former research assistant for the peace and conflict studies program at the University of Toronto.

These days speculation is rampant about whether environmental stresses and scarcities are factors contributing to violent conflict within societies. This volume—based on carefully structured case studies from five very different countries—offers a valuable reality check. Ecoviolence effectively demonstrates that the causal relationships between the environment and societal unrest are considerably more complex than is widely presumed.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: A Theoretical OverviewChapter 2 The Case of Chiapas, MexicoChapter 3 The Case of GazaChapter 4 The Case of South AfricaChapter 5 The Case of PakistanChapter 6 The Case of RwandaChapter 7 Key Findings

Thomas Homer-Dixon is associate professor of political science and director of the peace and conflict studies program at the University of Toronto.Jessica Blitt is an M.A. candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Ottawa and an honors graduate of and former research assistant for the peace and conflict studies program at the University of Toronto.

These days speculation is rampant about whether environmental stresses and scarcities are factors contributing to violent conflict within societies. This volume—based on carefully structured case studies from five very different countries—offers a valuable reality check. Ecoviolence effectively demonstrates that the causal relationships between the environment and societal unrest are considerably more complex than is widely presumed.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: A Theoretical OverviewChapter 2 The Case of Chiapas, MexicoChapter 3 The Case of GazaChapter 4 The Case of South AfricaChapter 5 The Case of PakistanChapter 6 The Case of RwandaChapter 7 Key Findings