Journal•ISSN: 1354-0661
European Journal of International Relations
SAGE Publishing
About: European Journal of International Relations is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): International relations & International relations theory. It has an ISSN identifier of 1354-0661. Over the lifetime, 851 publications have been published receiving 51822 citations. The journal is also known as: Eur. J. Int. Rel..
Topics: International relations, International relations theory, Politics, Foreign policy, European union
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TL;DR: In recent years, a great deal has been written about a ''constructivist'' approach in International Relations, which argues that international reality is socially constructed by cognitive structures as mentioned in this paper, which is called Constructive International Relations (CIR).
Abstract: In recent years, a great deal has been written about a `constructivist' approach in International Relations, which argues that international reality is socially constructed by cognitive structures ...
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TL;DR: It is proposed that in addition to physical security, states also seek ontological security, or security of the self, by routinizing relationships with significant others, and actors therefore become attached to those relationships.
Abstract: This article proposes that in addition to physical security, states also seek ontological security, or security of the self. Ontological security is achieved by routinizing relationships with signi...
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TL;DR: It is argued that a speech act view of security does not provide adequate grounding upon which to examine security practices in ‘real situations’, and three basic assumptions are put forward that an effective securitization is audience-centered, context-dependent and power-laden.
Abstract: The prime claim of the theory of securitization is that the articulation of security produces a specific threatening state of affairs. Within this theory, power is derived from the use of ‘appropri...
853 citations
TL;DR: This article argues that while an important and innovative contribution, the securitization framework is problematically narrow in three senses, and points to possibilities for developing the framework further as well as for the need for those applying it to recognize both limits of their claims and the normative implications of their analysis.
Abstract: Those interested in the construction of security in contemporary international politics have increasingly turned to the conceptual framework of `securitization'. This article argues that while an important and innovative contribution, the securitization framework is problematically narrow in three senses. First, the form of act constructing security is defined narrowly, with the focus on the speech of dominant actors. Second, the context of the act is defined narrowly, with the focus only on the moment of intervention. Finally, the framework of securitization is narrow in the sense that the nature of the act is defined solely in terms of the designation of threats. In outlining this critique, the article points to possibilities for developing the framework further as well as for the need for those applying it to recognize both limits of their claims and the normative implications of their analysis. I conclude by pointing to how the framework might fit within a research agenda concerned with the broader construction of security.
636 citations