| ID | 179276 |
| Title Proper | Dual-use security dilemma and the social construction of insecurity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lupovici, Amir |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article I introduce the concept of the “dual-use security dilemma,” specifically through elaborating on two main aspects that shape this dilemma. First, inspired by traditional security scholarship, I focus on the spiral dynamics of actors responding to the insecurities raised by dual-use technologies that affect this type of dilemma. Second, I further develop a securitization reading of the traditional security dilemma, tracing how social constructions of insecurities and the justification of extraordinary measures affect the dynamics of the security dilemma. Combining these two aspects, I suggest that enunciators shape the dynamics of the dual-use security dilemma by using specific rationales of insecurity to mobilize support for measures against opponents holding dual-use technologies, whose response further fuels insecurity that spirals over time. The innovative theoretical and policy implications of this research become especially important given the rise of dual-use cyber technologies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Contemporary Security Policy Vol. 42, No.3; Jul 2021: p.257-285 |
| Journal Source | Contemporary Security Policy Vol: 42 No 3 |
| Key Words | Technology ; Securitization ; Security Dilemma ; Dual Use |