Security and Political Discourse : How Does the Naming of Challenges as a Security Issue Determine Political Practice? / Paulina Polko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Polko, Paulina, author.

Series:

Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2026

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics & Political Science.

Geopolitical Studies.

Global Studies.

International relations.

Security Studies.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

How Does the Naming of Challenges as a Security Issue Determine Political Practice?

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-74541-6

9789004745414

OCLC:

1545640525

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004745414 DOI