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ID151177
Title ProperOntological security, self-articulation and the securitization of identity
LanguageENG
AuthorJoenniemi, Pertti ;  Browning, Christopher S ;  Christopher S Browning, Pertti Joenniemi
Summary / Abstract (Note)The concept of ontological security has made increasing headway within International Relations, in particular through its ability to offer alternative explanations of the forces underpinning security dilemmas and conflict in world politics. While welcoming the insights already provided by its application, this article argues that the concept’s use to date has been too much geared to questions of identity-related stability, with change viewed as disturbing and anxiety-inducing. In contrast, the article calls for a more open understanding that: (i) links ontological security to reflexivity and avoids collapsing together the concepts of self, identity and ontological security; (ii) avoids privileging securitization over desecuritization as a means for generating ontological security; and (iii) opens out the concept beyond a narrow concern with questions of conflict and the conduct of violence more towards the theorization of positive change.
`In' analytical NoteCooperation and Conflict Vol. 52, No.1; Mar 2017: p.31-47
Journal SourceCooperation and Conflict 2017-03 52, 1
Key WordsIdentity ;  Securitization ;  Desecuritization ;  Ontological Security ;  Difference