| ID | 109595 |
| Title Proper | Designing (de)security |
| Other Title Information | European exceptionalism, Atlantic republicanism and the 'public sphere' |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tjalve, Vibeke Schou |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article pursues three interrelated objectives. Above all, it seeks to theorize desecuritization at the level of polity rather than policy; to distinguish between forms of political order and the likelihood that they will give in to the call for exceptional measures. Second, and to achieve that goal, it suggests a turn away from continental notions of 'the people' and towards American debates over 'the public sphere': a realm deliberately designed and continually cultivated to exercise autonomous, pluralistic and politicized contestation. Third, it examines why the 'speechlessness' of contemporary Western security practices may inhibit that public sphere from functioning properly. |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Dialogue Vol. 42, No. 4-5; Aug-Oct 2011: p. 441-452 |
| Journal Source | Security Dialogue Vol. 42, No. 4-5; Aug-Oct 2011: p. 441-452 |
| Key Words | Copenhagen School ; Desecuritization ; Republicanism ; Classical Realism ; Public Sphere |