This book offers an examination of the role of emancipation in the study and practice of security, focusing on the case of environmental change.

1. Introduction 2. The Construction of Security 3. Emancipation 4. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon 5. Global Climate Change in the Australian Context 6. Conclusion

Matt McDonald is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is co-editor of Critical Security in the Asia-Pacific (2007).