Identity and desecuritisation: The pitfalls of conflating ontological and physical security

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 52-74

  Rumelili, Bahar ^a  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

desecuritisation; identity; ontological security; self other relations

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; SECURITY; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 84921478998     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: 15811980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jird.2013.22     Document Type: Article

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