An Empirical Analysis of Securitization Discourse in the European Union

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ID15537885
AuthorsAtahan Demirkol (0000-0002-7185-5781, Afyon Kocatepe University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue3
Pages273-286
Publication date2022-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMIGRATION LETTERS (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1741-8984 • E-ISSN: 1741-8992
PublisherDewspublication (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.33182/ml.v19i3.1832
OpenAlexW4229079881
LanguageEN
Citations received3

This study aims to analyse the empirical background of securitisation in the European Union (EU). Using panel data, this research covers the period between 2006 and 2018 and analyses 24 EU countries. Copenhagen School claims that securitisation is a speech act of powerful actors. In the case of the EU, politicians and media are the main actors in the securitisation of immigration. In this respect, immigration has been labelled by these actors as a potential threat to the welfare state, European identity, and internal security. Various literature discusses that the securitisation of immigration in the EU has accelerated especially after 9/11. Contrary to the existing literature, this study focuses on the EU to analyse whether the securitisation of immigration has an empirical base. This study’s key finding is that there is no solid empirical result to support the securitisation discourse in the EU to the extent that immigration strongly threatens national security

Economics · Empirical research · European union · Immigration · Immigration policy · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Securitization · Sociology · Welfare state · Global Energy Security and Policy · Global Security and Public Health · Law

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