Abstract
The 21st century has seen some of the most profound and unprecedented events in human history, including climate change, a global pandemic and a war that threatens to engulf the world in another global conflict. Within these events, the issue of human migration continues to have significant effects on citizens and governments alike. In this paper, I provide an anthropological perspective on the weaponisation of migration, and how it could be used to bring about the end of national sovereignty through globalism. By means of a review of relevant scholarship, as well as cases and examples from recent global events, I illustrate how globalist elites have used events such as climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the migration crises in regions such as the US, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia, to systematically weaken, and possibly ultimately eliminate, national sovereignty and individual freedom of movement. This could have implications for the future of human migration.
Presenters
Theodore PetrusAssociate Professor, Anthropology, University of the Free State, Free State, South Africa
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—The World on the Move: Understanding Migration in a New Global Age
KEYWORDS
Migration; Globalism; Anthropological Perspective; Climate Change; Covid-19; Weaponisation of Migration
