Reconceptualizing Securitization in Afghanistan

Ethnicity, Social Identity, and Higher Education Post-2001
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-41879-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

Reihe: Routledge New Security Studies

This book analyses the securitization of ethnic identities and social groups by the state in Afghanistan in the post-2001 context.

Securitization is arguably the most successful theoretical framework to analyse security beyond the military confines. Yet, despite its broadening agenda, the securitization framework has been accused of a Western bias. This book analyses the extent and the modalities and practices of the securitization of ethnic identities and social groups (e.g. women) by the state in Afghanistan post-2001, which is especially relevant following the takeover by the Taliban in August 2021. It puts forward a more nuanced argument by analytically distinguishing and empirically testing state policies, practices, and perspectives on ethnic and social groups that are largely informed by the fear and legacies of civil war (1978–2001). The work argues that the traditional lack of a stable state identity that could function as a basis for ontological security in Afghanistan has resulted in a persistent state of fragility exacerbated by the legacies and fears of civil war that have had a direct impact on the development of the state’s perspectives on ethnic and social groups. Whilst the state does not necessarily indulge in explicit securitization practices and discourses, securitization often takes place through implicit activities to undermine ethnic and social groups’ ability to enter political, economic, and socio-cultural competitions fairly and equitably, which would, in turn, enable these groups to challenge the state. The securitization process, therefore, has had an impact on the ability of these groups to benefit from opportunities fairly and equitably.

This book will be of much interest to students of critical security studies, statebuilding, Asian politics, and International Relations in general.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sahar, Arif

Kaunert, Christian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  Chapter 1: Ontological Securitization in the State of Afghanistan  Chapter 2: Conceptualization of Securitization Processes and Higher Education  Chapter 3: Securitization in Afghanistan  Chapter 4: Desecuritization in Afghanistan  Chapter 5: Deradicalization and Nation-building in Afghanistan  Chapter 6: Peacebuilding in Afghanistan  Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Arif Sahar holds a PhD from University College London (UCL) and is a researcher within the Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Resilience, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC) Institute at Sheffield Hallam University.

Christian Kaunert is Professor of International Security at Dublin City University, Ireland, and Professor of Policing and Security, as well as Director of the International Centre for Policing and Security at the University of South Wales. He is the author/editor of twenty books, including, most recently, Securitization Outside the West (2022).