Security and Political Discourse

How Does the Naming of Challenges as a Security Issue Determine Political Practice?
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-74540-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Based on a review of conceptual and empirical work on security theory, including Securitization Theory (ST), Riskification Theory (RT), and Just Securitization Theory (JST), the analysis of securitization processes in Polish political discourse and their impact on political practice is presented. Paulina Polko proposes a theoretical and practical approach that allows readers to understand why and how selected challenges (risk and threats) are presented as existential threats become security issues, which leads to the acceptance of the use of extraordinary measures to implement practical solutions to fight or manage this challenges, risks, and threats.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Polko, Paulina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Abbreviations

Introduction: Security as a Category Shaping Political Discourse

1 Securitization, Riskification, Discourse 1 Security Definition and Its Evolution 2 From Realism to Constructivism: the Copenhagen School and the End of the Cold War: Security as a New Black 3 From Threat to Risk: Riskification as Securitization 2.0

2 Security Discourse Research – Methodological Aspects 1 Political Discourse and Its Securitization 2 Organization of Research into Political Discourse 3 Quantitative Analysis of Speeches of Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers

3 Military Security Discourse 1 Discourse on Army and Military Spendings 2 Discourse on Foreign Military Operations 3 Conclusions

4 Political Security Discourse 1 Discourse on Allied Security (NATO and EU) 2 Discourse on Special Relations with Other Countries and Regions (Europe, USA, Russia) 3 Discourse on Terrorism 4 Discourse on Crime 5 Discourse on Corruption 6 Conclusions

5 Economic, Societal and Environmental Security Discourse 1 Financial Security Discourse 2 Energy Security Discourse 3 Social Security Discourse 4 Health Security Discourse 5 Migration-Security Nexus Discourse 6 Environmental Security Discourse 7 Conclusions

6 Dynamics of Securitization in Polish Political Discourse

Conclusions

Appendix

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Paulina Polko, Ph.D., DSc, Assoc. Prof. (1978) is the Head of the Security Studied Department at WSB University (Poland). She is an author, co-author and editor of monographs and journal articles on securitisation, security discourse, security policies, and migration-security nexus.