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Security and Political Discourse
How Does the Naming of Challenges as a Security Issue Determine Political Practice?
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Based on a review of conceptual and empirical work on security theory, including Securitization Theory (ST), Riskification Theory (RT), and Just Securitization Theory (JST), the analysis of securitization processes in Polish political discourse and their impact on political practice is presented. Paulina Polko proposes a theoretical and practical approach that allows readers to understand why and how selected challenges (risk and threats) are presented as existential threats become security issues, which leads to the acceptance of the use of extraordinary measures to implement practical solutions to fight or manage this challenges, risks, and threats.
Paulina Polko, Ph.D., DSc, Assoc. Prof. (1978) is the Head of the Security Studied Department at WSB University (Poland). She is an author, co-author and editor of monographs and journal articles on securitisation, security discourse, security policies, and migration-security nexus.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
Introduction: Security as a Category Shaping Political Discourse
1 Securitization, Riskification, Discourse
â1âSecurity Definition and Its Evolution
â2âFrom Realism to Constructivism: the Copenhagen School and the End of the Cold War: Security as a New Black
â3âFrom Threat to Risk: Riskification as Securitization 2.0
2 Security Discourse Research â Methodological Aspects
â1âPolitical Discourse and Its Securitization
â2âOrganization of Research into Political Discourse
â3âQuantitative Analysis of Speeches of Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers
3 Military Security Discourse
â1âDiscourse on Army and Military Spendings
â2âDiscourse on Foreign Military Operations
â3âConclusions
4 Political Security Discourse
â1âDiscourse on Allied Security (NATO and EU)
â2âDiscourse on Special Relations with Other Countries and Regions (Europe, USA, Russia)
â3âDiscourse on Terrorism
â4âDiscourse on Crime
â5âDiscourse on Corruption
â6âConclusions
5 Economic, Societal and Environmental Security Discourse
â1âFinancial Security Discourse
â2âEnergy Security Discourse
â3âSocial Security Discourse
â4âHealth Security Discourse
â5âMigration-Security Nexus Discourse
â6âEnvironmental Security Discourse
â7âConclusions
6 Dynamics of Securitization in Polish Political Discourse
Conclusions
Appendix
References
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Abbreviations
Introduction: Security as a Category Shaping Political Discourse
1 Securitization, Riskification, Discourse
â1âSecurity Definition and Its Evolution
â2âFrom Realism to Constructivism: the Copenhagen School and the End of the Cold War: Security as a New Black
â3âFrom Threat to Risk: Riskification as Securitization 2.0
2 Security Discourse Research â Methodological Aspects
â1âPolitical Discourse and Its Securitization
â2âOrganization of Research into Political Discourse
â3âQuantitative Analysis of Speeches of Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers
3 Military Security Discourse
â1âDiscourse on Army and Military Spendings
â2âDiscourse on Foreign Military Operations
â3âConclusions
4 Political Security Discourse
â1âDiscourse on Allied Security (NATO and EU)
â2âDiscourse on Special Relations with Other Countries and Regions (Europe, USA, Russia)
â3âDiscourse on Terrorism
â4âDiscourse on Crime
â5âDiscourse on Corruption
â6âConclusions
5 Economic, Societal and Environmental Security Discourse
â1âFinancial Security Discourse
â2âEnergy Security Discourse
â3âSocial Security Discourse
â4âHealth Security Discourse
â5âMigration-Security Nexus Discourse
â6âEnvironmental Security Discourse
â7âConclusions
6 Dynamics of Securitization in Polish Political Discourse
Conclusions
Appendix
References
Index
The book is primarily aimed at scholars and academic institution in the field of Security Studies, Political Studies, International Relations, Global Studies, Migration Studies and Cultural Studies