Collective Securitization And Crisification Of Eu Policy Change

Author : Christian Kaunert,Sarah Léonard
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000649383

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Collective Securitization and Crisification of EU Policy Change by Christian Kaunert,Sarah Léonard Pdf

This book represents the first attempt to evaluate the first two decades of the EU counterterrorism policy. It aims to assess the collective securitization process in EU counterterrorism, evaluating this as a process between a construction of security threats and the development of supranational governance through crisification. Compared to the lack of shared perception of the terrorist threat and the virtual absence of counterterrorism cooperation amongst European states in the 1970s and 1980s, the existence of EU-wide debates, legislative instruments and practical cooperation nowadays is particularly remarkable. The chapters in this volume explore this change and seek to explain it by drawing upon the concept of ‘collective securitization’. The book posits that EU counterterrorism needs to be analysed as a process driven by collective securitization as part of an ongoing process of crisification that leads to increased supranational governance. The book is both extremely relevant and timely for readers outside the area of research for several reasons. First of all, EU counterterrorism is often argued to be at the forefront of the EU’s response to new security threats. The ‘EU acquis’ on the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) has grown significantly over the last years. Consequently, it is crucial and very timely to examine EU counterterrorism – exactly 20 years after the first significant measures were adopted in the wake of 9/11. The chapters in this book were originally published in the journal Global Affairs.

Author : Sonia Lucarelli,James Sperling,Mark Webber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000753035

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Collective Securitisation and Security Governance in the European Union by Sonia Lucarelli,James Sperling,Mark Webber Pdf

Collective Securitisation and Security Governance in the European Union presents an integrated theory of collective securitisation – a theoretical foundation for explaining how the process of collective securitisation sustains and makes effective an identifiable system of regional security governance. The volume demonstrates the empirical utility of collective securitisation in the EU security space through a set of structured case studies focusing on the collective securitisation of terrorism, cyberspace, migration, energy, health and climate change. The contributions to this collection address three questions: Under what conditions does collective securitisation occur? How does collective securitisation affect the scope and domains of EU security governance? And how does collective securitisation explain the emergence of the EU system of security governance? This volume breaks new ground in the field of EU security studies and provides a theoretical orientation that contributes to our understanding of how and why the EU has developed as a security actor in the 21st century. Developing and testing the theory of collective securitisation with reference to some of the most pressing contemporary security issues, Collective Securitisation and Security Governance in the European Union will be of great interest to scholars of the European Union and Security Studies. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of West European Politics.

Author : Oldrich Bures
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317140412

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EU Counterterrorism Policy by Oldrich Bures Pdf

Although there is a vast body of literature covering the ongoing debates concerning the novelty and gravity of the contemporary terrorist threat, as well as the most appropriate response to it, few authors have thus far analysed the complex set of counterterrorism measures that both the individual Member States and the European Union (EU) have attempted to develop. This volume offers a critical analysis of the measures the European Union has taken to combat terrorism and how, in a number of key areas, EU counterterrorism policy is more of a paper tiger than an effective counterterrorism device. Several legal EU counterterrorism instruments have not been properly implemented at the national level and questions have been raised regarding their effectiveness, appropriateness, and proportionality. The capabilities of EU agencies in the area of counterterrorism remain rather weak and the EU Counterterrorism Coordinator does not have any real powers apart from persuasion. However, this does not mean that EU level action cannot offer any value-added in the fight against terrorism. There are several areas where the EU can provide genuine value-added in the fight against terrorism due to the transnational nature of the contemporary terrorist threat and the nature of a borderless Europe.

Author : Sarah Léonard,Christian Kaunert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429652097

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Refugees, Security and the European Union by Sarah Léonard,Christian Kaunert Pdf

This book analyses the extent and the modalities of the securitization of asylum-seekers and refugees in the EU. It argues that the development of the EU asylum policy, far from 'securitizing' asylum-seekers and refugees, has led to the strengthening and codification of several rights for these two categories of persons. However, the securitization of terrorism and the links that have been constructed between asylum, irregular migration and terrorism in the wake of the various terrorist attacks that have taken place in Europe in the last few years have had a significant impact on the ability of asylum-seekers to gain access to asylum systems in the EU. From a theoretical point of view, the book develops an original analytical framework that draws upon and further develops security studies – more precisely securitization theory – by connecting it to the literature on policy venues and venue-shopping. It therefore makes a significant contribution to the debates on both securitization and migration. Empirically examining the entire development of the EU’s policy towards asylum-seekers and refugees, from its origins in 1993, this book will be of great interest to students of European and EU politics, refugees, migration, security, terrorism and counter-terrorism, security studies and International Relations.

Author : Javier Argomaniz,Oldrich Bures,Christian Kaunert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317378952

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EU Counter-Terrorism and Intelligence by Javier Argomaniz,Oldrich Bures,Christian Kaunert Pdf

The Treaty on the European Union stipulates that one of the key objectives of the Union is to provide citizens with a high level of safety within an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. Given that the fight against terrorism is a prominent aspect of this general objective, it is remarkable that, in spite of its political relevance and decade-long history, it has only relatively recently received due attention in the academic community. Yet an analysis of the successes and failures of the EU's involvement in this field is imperative and this is a particularly pertinent moment to take stock of progress. The goal of this book is therefore to look back at the post-9/11 period and answer the question of whether, when it comes to the measures taken to combat terrorism following these attacks, the EU has lived up to the promise made in its founding treaties. In pursuing this goal, this volume presents the views of leading experts casting a critical eye over the EU's performance, recognising achievements but also being suitably critical when the realities did not match the European rhetoric. In doing this, the book makes a significant contribution not only to the scholarly investigation of European Union policies, but also to the study of counter-terrorism in general. This book was published as a special issue of Intelligence and National Security.

Author : Raphael Bossong
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415688574

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The Evolution of EU Counter-terrorism by Raphael Bossong Pdf

This book traces the evolution of the EU’s fight against terrorism from the late 1970s until the end of the first decade after 9/11. This historical analysis covers both EU-internal and international counterterrorism policies and features an in-depth account of the EU’s reaction to the terrorist incidents in New York, Madrid and London. In the first few weeks after these incidents, the EU mobilised a complex but also incoherent set of policy measures, which significantly influenced the course of European security over the years. From a theoretical perspective, this volume argues that context-specific factors dominated over functionalist considerations in the EU’s fight against terrorism. Building on frameworks from public policy analysis, the author demonstrates that EU institutions played a critical role as policy entrepreneurs, while the many security measures were chosen on the basis of timing rather than significance. Such short-term political dynamics also explain the implementation deficits and persistent imbalances in the EU’s counterterrorism policy; limitations which still hinder its fight against international terrorism. This book will be of much interest to students of EU policy, counter-terrorism, European security, public administration, foreign policy, and IR in general.

Author : Beata Paragi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031541650

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Screening by International Aid Organizations Operating in the Global South by Beata Paragi Pdf

Author : Alistair J.K. Shepherd
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317388968

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The EU Security Continuum by Alistair J.K. Shepherd Pdf

This book examines how internal and external security are blurring at the EU level, and the implications this has for EU security governance and the EU as a security actor. The EU claims that ‘internal and external security are inseparable’ and requires a more integrated approach. This book critically assesses this claim in relation to the threats facing the EU, its responses to them, and the practical and normative implications for EU security governance and actorness. It sets out a novel conceptual framework – the EU security continuum - to examine the ways and extent to which internal and external security are blurring along three axes: geographic, bureaucratic, and functional. This is done through an analysis of four key security issues, regional conflict, terrorism, organised crime, and cybersecurity. The book demonstrates that, to varying degrees, these security threats and/or responses do transcend boundaries. However, institutional turf wars and capability silos hamper the EU’s integrated approach and, therefore, its management of transboundary security threats. Yet, the EU’s pursuit of an integrated approach is reframing its claimed normative distinctiveness toward a more practical one, based on a transnational and multidimensional approach. Such a rearticulation, if implemented, would make the EU a genuinely transboundary security actor, properly structured and equipped to tackle the 21st century’s internal-external security continuum. This book will be of much interest to students of European Security, EU politics, and international relations.

Author : Jef Huysmans
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134234479

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The Politics of Insecurity by Jef Huysmans Pdf

The act of violence of 9/11 changed the global security agenda, catapulting terrorism to the top of the agenda. Weapons of mass destruction grabbed public interest and controlling the free movement of people became a national security priority. In this volume, Jef Huysmans critically engages with theoretical developments in international relations and security studies to develop a conceptual framework for studying security. He argues that security policies and responses do not appear out of the blue, but are part of a continuous and gradual process, pre-structured by previous developments. He examines this process of securitization and explores how an issue, on the basis of the distribution and administration of fear, becomes a security policy. Huysmans then applies this theory to provide a detailed analysis of migration, asylum and refuge in the European Union. This theoretically sophisticated, yet accessible volume, makes an important contribution to the study of security, migration and European politics.

Author : Paulo Vila Maior,Isabel Camisão
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000470932

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The Pandemic Crisis and the European Union by Paulo Vila Maior,Isabel Camisão Pdf

This book assesses the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the European Union (EU), as well as its response in dealing with an overarching, multidimensional crisis with consequences extending beyond public health safety to political, economic, legal, and institutional arenas. It argues the pandemic represents a symmetric crisis cutting across countries with different social, economic and political characteristics and which yet - despite favouring cooperative solutions at the supranational level - has largely been met with initial responses of a national, even local, nature. So, how well did the EU perform as a crisis manager in the pandemic crisis? This book will be of key interest to scholars, students and readers of crisis, pandemic and health management, European Union politics and governance.

Author : Christian Kaunert,Sarah Léonard,Patryk Pawlak
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136332760

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European Homeland Security by Christian Kaunert,Sarah Léonard,Patryk Pawlak Pdf

This book examines the processes and factors shaping the development of homeland security policies in the European Union (EU), within the wider context of European integration. The EU functions in a complex security environment, with perceived security threats from Islamist terrorists, migration and border security issues, and environmental problems. In order to deal with these, the EU has undertaken a number of actions, including the adoption of the European Security Strategy in 2003, the Information Management Strategy of 2009, and the Internal Security Strategy of 2010. However, despite such efforts to achieve a more concerted European action in the field of security, there are still many questions to be answered about whether the European approach is really a strategic one. European Homeland Security addresses two major debates in relation to the development of homeland security in Europe. First, it reflects on the absence of ‘homeland security’ in European political debate and its potential consequences. Second, it examines the significant policy developments in the EU that suggest the influence of homeland security ideas, notably through policy transfer from the United States. The book will be of great interest to students of European security and EU politics, terrorism and counter-terrorism, security studies and IR.

Author : Trevor C. Salmon,Alistair J. K. Shepherd
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1588262367

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Toward a European Army by Trevor C. Salmon,Alistair J. K. Shepherd Pdf

A comprehensive analysis of the European defence project: its origins, purpose, and goals.

Author : Christopher Baker-Beall
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781526100825

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The European Union's fight against terrorism by Christopher Baker-Beall Pdf

This book examines the language of the European Union's response to the threat of terrorism. Since its re-emergence in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the 'fight against terrorism' has come to represent a priority area of action for the EU. Drawing on interpretive approaches to international relations, the book outlines a discourse theory of identity and counter-terrorism policy, showing how the 'fight against terrorism' structures the EU's response through the prism of identity, drawing our attention to the various 'others' that have come to form the target of counter-terrorism policy. Through an extensive analysis of the wider societal impact of the 'fight against terrorism' discourse, the various ways in which this policy is contributing to the 'securitisation' of social and political life within Europe are revealed.

Author : David Spratt,Philip Sutton
Publisher : Scribe Publications
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1921753021

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Climate Code Red by David Spratt,Philip Sutton Pdf

This meticulously documented call-to-action reveals extensive scientific evidence that the global warming crisis is far worse than officially indicated — and that we’re almost at the point of no return. Serious climate-change impacts are already happening: large ice-sheets are disintegrating, sea-level rises will reach 5 metres this century, and we are seeing devastating species loss. It is no longer a case of how much more we can ‘safely’ emit, but whether we can stop emissions and produce a deliberate cooling before the Earth’s climate system reaches a point beyond any hope of human restoration. These imperatives are incompatible with ‘politics as usual’ and ‘business as usual’ — we face a sustainability emergency that urgently requires a clear break from the politics of failure-inducing compromise.

Author : Christian Kaunert
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0719079411

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European Internal Security by Christian Kaunert Pdf

European institutions are either loathed or underestimated. This book analyzes the role of EU institutions in the area of European internal security. From Justice and Home Affairs, this area has become more like an European Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. In this process, the European Commission has demonstrably played the role of an "engine of integration" in areas such a counter-terrorism, policing, asylum, migration and border management. This book uses the framework of supranational policy entrepreuners (SPE), those who stand at the policy window in order to propose, lobby for and sell "their" policy proposal, and synthesizes it with insights from the literature on norm entrepreneurship. Because the idea of homeland security has been so controversial and difficult to approach due to its perceived links to the Bush administration, the body of literature on the subject is rather limited. In the case of internal security literature, most of the work has been done in the United States and focused mostly on the American context. Therefore, scholars and practitioners interested in European internal security are forced to build synergies and draw conclusions by themselves. Within the internal security and terrorism literature, the European dimension to internal security is absent. Most books so far focus on the USA, the UK or individual countries, but not the European Union. This book will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners interested in European internal security, European integration, terrorism, security studies and international relations.