Societal security

The discourse and aesthetics of populism as securitisation style

“…Theiler calls this a 'triangular relationship', whereby there is a reciprocal link between the establishment of a threat object, group consolidation and the status of securitising actors. 28 Securitisation brings a mutual 'strengthening of all three: the social position of the securitising actor, the communal identity and the threat perception'. 29 Here, it is important to recognise that populists do not have full control over the securitisation they initiate.…”

“…28 Securitisation brings a mutual 'strengthening of all three: the social position of the securitising actor, the communal identity and the threat perception'. 29 Here, it is important to recognise that populists do not have full control over the securitisation they initiate. Theiler warns that 'the cycle of group identification, group salience and group defence can accelerate to the point where it spirals out of the control of all social actors concerned'.…”

Discourses of Exclusion: The Societal Securitization of Burma’s Rohingya (2012–2018)

“…Radical Buddhist monks affiliated with ‘969’ were also instrumental in the government’s approval of the highly inflammatory ‘race and religion protection laws’, under which inter-faith marriages are restricted, and freedom of movement is curtailed for Rohingya Muslims (Carroll, 2015). The reciprocal relationship between radical monks and the Burmese military regime is indicative of a broader securitization process whereby both religious and government elites magnify social threats as a means of persecuting internal opponents (Theiler, 2009, p. 110). In short, the government and radical monks have been in rhetorical lock-step when it comes to marginalizing the Rohingya.…”

“…This builds upon one of the key insights of the societal securitization approach, by recognizing that threats, however constructed, must already have some salience with the targeted audience to be effective. Of securitizing agents, Tobias Theiler observes ‘ Saying “X threatens Y” makes it so provided the audience accepts the statement as true and provided the threat and the security referent are part of social reality’ (Theiler, 2009, p. 107). In this respect, societal securitization narratives must contain both objective and subjective dimensions.…”

Socijalna politika (sigurnost) kao područje nacionalne sigurnosti: prilog raspravi o kritičkim sigurnosnim studijama

“…Sekuritizacija podrazumijeva društveni proces u kojem se nekom pitanju, pojavi ili problemu pridaje sigurnosno značenje. To je pokušaj objašnjenja i shvaćanja sigurnosti kroz socijalno i politički konstruiran proces posredstvom diskurzivne prakse socijalnih agenata (Waever, 2011.;Theiler, 2010.). Prema Rensu van Munsteru (2005.…”