| ID | 072544 |
| Title Proper | Desecuritizing minority rights |
| Other Title Information | against determinism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jutila, Matti |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The article discusses Paul Roe's argument that minority rights are always problems of (societal) security. According to Roe, a Huysmanstype deconstructivist strategy, which can be used in desecuritization of migration, is not possible in minority situations, because maintenance of a collective identity is central for minorities; therefore, the desecuritization of minority rights may be 'logically impossible' in certain cases. The present article focuses on Roe's arguments and attempts to find ways to avoid his determinism. It introduces a reconstructivist strategy for the desecuritization of minority rights, based on the process and discursive aspects of identity. It is possible for the stories of ethnically defined collective identities to be told in such a way that they do not exclude other such identities from the territory of a state. With this strategy, the author tries to show that desecuritization of minority rights is always logically possible, though in some cases it might be practically impossible in the foreseeable future. |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Dialogue Vol. 37, No. 2; Jun 2006: p167-185 |
| Journal Source | Security Dialogue Vol: 37 No 2 |
| Key Words | Identity ; Minority Rights ; Nationalism ; Politics ; Securitization |