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ID165901
Title ProperRefugees as/at risk
Other Title Informationthe gendered and racialized underpinnings of securitization in British media narratives
LanguageENG
AuthorFranck, Anja K ;  Gray, Harriet
Summary / Abstract (Note)It is well established in the literature that migration has become increasingly securitized. In this article, we examine the racialized and gendered grids of intelligibility that make securitizing moves possible in the migration context. Specifically, we argue that the securitization of migration during the so-called EU refugee crisis comes into being through intertwined and mutually dependent representations of racialized, masculinized threat and racialized, feminized vulnerability, which are woven into the scaffolding of colonial modernity. We construct our argument through an analysis of relevant newspaper articles published in British newspapers between September 2015 and March 2016. Accordingly, our discussion advances understandings of the dominant narratives through which the ‘refugee crisis’ has been understood. In addition, in highlighting the naturalized inequalities that underpin securitizing speech acts, the article also contributes to literature that seeks to add an improved understanding of power to securitization theory.
`In' analytical NoteSecurity Dialogue Vol. 50, No.3; Jun 2019: p.275-291
Journal SourceSecurity Dialogue Vol: 50 No 3
Key WordsMedia ;  Race ;  Gender ;  Vulnerability ;  Refugee Crisis ;  Securitization of Migration


 
 
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