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The Securitization of Migration : a Study of Movement and Order.

The international movement of people is provoking worldwide anxiety and apprehension. Nation-states around the globe, especially Western ones, are cracking down on migration for security reasons. International migration has become a key security issue and is perceived, by some, as an existential sec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bourbeau, Philippe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; The Securitization of Migration: A study of movement and order; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; A study of movement and order; The argument; Methods of inquiry; Boundaries, significance, and logics; Précis of the study; Part I: Developing an analytical framework; 2. Securitized migration; Case selection; Securitized migration; Looking ahead; 3. Constructivism, security, and the movement of people; Constructivism and power's polymorphous character; The securitization of migration: the state of the art; The argument; Looking ahead.
  • Part II: The securitization of migration in Canada and France4. Political agents and their security speech acts; Canada; France; Conclusion; 5. Media, migration, and security: An obvious link?; Canada; France; Conclusion; 6. The powers of contextual factors; The "refugee crisis" of the early 1990s; The terrorist attacks of 9/11; Domestic audiences; Conclusion; 7. Conclusion; Movement and order: contributions to the field; The politicization and the securitization of migration; The logic of exception and the logic of unease; Avenues for future research; Notes; References; Index.