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securitization: a standalone construct

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International relations

the process by which an actor presents an issue as an existential threat so that extraordinary measures become acceptable to an audience.

In international relations, securitization refers to the process by which an actor presents an issue as an existential threat so that extraordinary measures become acceptable to an audience. This meaning comes from Balzacq (2005) in European Journal of International Relations.[1]

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References

Balzacq, T. (2005). The Three Faces of Securitization: Political Agency, Audience and Context. European Journal of International Relations, 11(2), 171-201. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354066105052960

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