The Securitization of Migration: A Study of Movement and Order

by Bourbeau; Philippe

• ISBN13: 9780415594516
• ISBN10: 0415594510
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781136814662
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-21
• Publisher: Routledge
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Summary

The Securitization of Migration in the Post-Cold War Era broadly examines the movement of people and the system of order underpinning that movement. It provides an overview of the integration of migration into international security frameworks emphasizing policing and defence.The book draws upon works of security and international relations scholars such as Williams, Barnett and Duvall in order to understand the concepts of power underlying security frameworks and how these affect the treatment of migrants and immigrants. In a comparative analysis of Canada and France, the role of media and political agents are highlighted in order to provide a social framework to understand the eventual process and outcomes of the securitization of migration.The book will be of interest to students and scholars concerned with comparative and theoretical approaches to security and migration studies.

Author Biography

Philippe Bourbeau is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Centre for International Policy Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Table of Contents

List of figures	p. xi
List of tables	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
A study of movement and order	p. 1
The argument	p. 2
Methods of inquiry	p. 3
Boundaries, significance, and logics	p. 5
Précis of the study	p. 8
Developing an analytical framework	p. 9
Securitized migration	p. 11
Case selection	p. 12
Securitized migration	p. 18
Looking ahead	p. 29
Constructivism, security, and the movement of people	p. 30
Constructivism and power's polymorphous character	p. 31
The securitization of migration: the state of the art	p. 33
The argument	p. 43
Looking ahead	p. 47
The securitization of migration in Canada and France	p. 49
Political agents and their security speech acts	p. 51
Canada	p. 53
France	p. 63
Conclusion	p. 73
Media, migration, and security: An obvious link?	p. 78
Canada	p. 81
France	p. 90
Conclusion	p. 96
The powers of contextual factors	p. 98
The "refugee crisis" of the early 1990s	p. 100
The terrorist attacks of 9/11	p. 106
Domestic audiences	p. 109
Conclusion	p. 122
Conclusion	p. 125
Movement and order: contributions to the field	p. 125
The politicization and the securitization of migration	p. 130
The logic of exception and the logic of unease	p. 131
Avenues for future research	p. 133
Notes	p. 135
References	p. 140
Index	p. 159
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