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What kind of theory – if any – is securitization?
Thierry Balzacq,Thierry Balzacq,Stefano Guzzini,Stefano Guzzini,Michael Williams,Ole Wæver,Heikki Patomäki +6 more
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One of the great appeals of securitization theory, and a major reason for its success, has been its usefulness as a tool for empirical research: an analytic framework capable of practical applicatio...Abstract:
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‘Securitization’ revisited: theory and cases:
TL;DR: Securitization theory seeks to explain the politics through which security character of public problems is established, and the social commitments resulting from the collective acceptance of the security character as mentioned in this paper...
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Can the subaltern securitize? Postcolonial perspectives on securitization theory and its critics
TL;DR: In this article, the authors re-examine Securitization theory's so-called "silence-problem" and reveal the colonial moment in securitisation studies, showing how SecurITization theory is complicit with securitizations that marginalise and silence globally, not just locally outside "the West".
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The securitisation dilemma: legitimacy in securitisation studies
TL;DR: The literature on Securitisation provides surprisingly little clarification on the meaning of legitimacy and how it operates in the securitization process as mentioned in this paper, but scholars repeatedly employ the term, but...
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Security and Immigration: Toward a Critique of the Governmentality of Unease:
TL;DR: Migration is increasingly interpreted as a security problem as mentioned in this paper, which is not an expression of traditional responses to a rise of insecurity, crime, terrorism, and the negative effects of globalization; it is the result of the creation of a continuum of threats and general unease in which many different actors exchange their fears and beliefs in the process of making a risky and dangerous society.
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Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism
TL;DR: In this article, the social construction of knowledge is discussed, and epistemic reasons and the explanation of belief are discussed in the context of epistemic relativism, and the paradox is resolved.
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The Meaning of ‘Theory’
TL;DR: Theory is one of the most important words in the lexicon of contemporary sociology as discussed by the authors. Yet, their ubiquity notwithstanding, it is quite unclear what sociologists mean by the words 'theory', 'theoret...
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How to read austin
Marina Sbisà,Marina Sbisà +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that How to Do Things with Words is structured as a proof by contradiction of the claim that all speech should be considered as action, that in illocution a major role is played by the conventionality of effects, that perlocution presupposes a conception of action as responsibility, and that Austin had reasons not to deal with non-seriousness in detail.