Search for dissertations about: "Securitization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the word Securitization.

2. 1. Subaltern Securitization : The Use of Protest and Violence in Postcolonial Nigeria

   Author : Akinbode Fasakin; Mark Rhinard; Arita Holmberg; Ronnie Hjorth; Rita Abrahamsen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Decolonial; Subaltern; Securitization; Postcolonial; Frantz Fanon; Nigeria; International Relations; internationella relationer;

   Abstract : Securitization theory (ST) makes an insightful and significant contribution to security studies. Through the use of discursive speech act, ST provides an innovative strategy for understanding the application of security’s distinctive character and dynamics to any issue in order to make it a security issue. READ MORE

4. 2. Health security in the European Union : Agents, practices and materialities of securitization

   Author : Louise Bengtsson; Mark Rhinard; Stefan Borg; Karen Lund Petersen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health security; securitization; critical security studies; European Union; public health; internationella relationer; International Relations;

   Abstract : Over the past two decades, the notion of ‘health security’ has emerged as a central tenet of European Union (EU) public health policy. This PhD thesis examines the rise and implications of health security cooperation, associated with an imperative to fight ‘bioterrorist attacks’, pandemics and other natural or man-made events. READ MORE

5. 3. Children at risk Securitization theory and special education reforms

   Author : Helen Dwyer; Anders Gustavsson; Ingrid Hårsman; Ulf Fredriksson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Securitization theory; Special education reform; Education reform; Education policy; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

   Abstract : Special education is to a significant extent based on special education programmes and support to children who are identified as children at risk. These programmes and support are often framed in educational reforms that aim to reduce risk and barriers to equal opportunities for learning and wellbeing. READ MORE

6. 4. Making Sense of Large-scale Cyber Incidents : International Cybersecurity Beyond Threat-based Security Perspectives

   Author : Sarah Backman; Mark Rhinard; Arjen Boin; Tim Stevens; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International cybersecurity; large-scale cyber incidents; securitization; cybersecurity governance; International Relations; internationella relationer;

   Abstract : Large-scale cyber incidents have figured prominently in securitizing speech acts over the last decade. This thesis demonstrates how conceptualizations of cybersecurity as a public security problem connects to and shapes cybersecurity governance in national and international settings. READ MORE

7. 5. Talking Threats : The Social Construction of National Security in Russia and the United States

   Author : Roxanna Sjöstedt; Thomas Ohlson; Johan Eriksson; Jeffrey Checkel; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; threat images; security; securitization; norms; ideas; HIV AIDS; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

   Abstract : Why are some issues seen as threats? This dissertation attempts to explain the dynamics of threat construction by national decision-makers. The theoretical ambition is twofold: first, the dissertation aims at improving the research on threat construction by suggesting a broad approach that analyzes this process in a structured manner. READ MORE