Is securitization a 'negative' concept? Revisiting the normative debate over normal versus extraordinary politics

Security Dialogue

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-266

  Roe, Paul ^a  

^a CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Copenhagen school; Desecuritization; Human security; Positive security; Securitization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862142289     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010612443723     Document Type: Article

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