Abstract:Securitisation theory is at the centre of understanding how an issue becomes accepted as a threat. A concept that has received considerably less attention is "desecuritisation", the withdrawal of securitisation. This article examines the audience in different types of desecuritisation strategies, where a more comprehensive understanding of the audience is lacking. In considering multiple spaces of desecuritisation, this article focuses on the audience's active role in enabling desecuritisation and, as a result… Show more
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