The Politics of Insecurity - Couverture souple

Huysmans, Jef

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415361257 ISBN 13 : 9780415361255

Editeur : Routledge, 2006

Synopsis

The act of violence of 9/11 changed the global security agenda, catapulting terrorism to the top of the agenda. Weapons of mass destruction grabbed public interest and controlling the free movement of people became a national security priority.

In this volume, Jef Huysmans critically engages with theoretical developments in international relations and security studies to develop a conceptual framework for studying security. He argues that security policies and responses do not appear out of the blue, but are part of a continuous and gradual process, pre-structured by previous developments. He examines this process of securitization and explores how an issue, on the basis of the distribution and administration of fear, becomes a security policy. Huysmans then applies this theory to provide a detailed analysis of migration, asylum and refuge in the European Union.

This theoretically sophisticated, yet accessible volume, makes an important contribution to the study of security, migration and European politics.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jef Huysmans

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415361257
• ISBN 13: 9780415361255
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible