From Securitization to Just Securitization and Just Desecuritization: Establishing Synergy between Ethics and Security

Sahu, Anjan Kumar

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“…However, as we prove in the article, the moral rightness in terms of 'just conduct in securitization' proposed by Floyd (2019) is elusive and hard to diagnose. Examples of abuses of securitization despite the fulfi lment of the conditions of moral rightness described earlier in the literature cover include justifi cation by states of an unjust attack by rationalization for a dire necessity or use of the greater good principle to violate minority rights (Sahu, 2021). By analysing the Poland-United States relations in 1991-2017, we have shown a historical disparity between the scope of securitizing moves and security practices and the existing level of threat.…”

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“…However, despite various problems with the interpretation of these principles and their real-world applications pointed out by several authors (Sahu, 2021;de Londras, 2022;Roe, 2022;Wolfendale, 2022;see Floyd, 2022 for a reply to critics), one issue has not been clarifi ed so far. Th e just securitization theory mainly refers to short-term securitization actions that, aft er achieving (or failing to achieve) the success, according to the theory, should undergo a just desecuritization process.…”

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Disentangling the Moral Rightness of Securitization: Data Mining of the Process of Framing and Shaping of Poland-United States Relations

Kwiatkowska

Chwedczuk-Szulc

Bolechów

2022

Polish Political Science Review

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Since the democratic transition, Poland-United States relations have been framed by the Polish authorities as a strategic threat-management tool in the securitization process of Poland’s geopolitical position, particularly concerning the Russian Federation. We analyse the process of securitization regarding Poland-US relations through latent topic modelling of Polish parliamentary speeches in the years 1991–2017. We demonstrate that the discourse on Polish-US relations is heavily dominated by security topics, narrowly understood as military security. Furthermore, even when economic issues are discussed, they are frequently linked to military operations. Based on Floyd’s (2011, 2019) model of the moral rightness of securitization, we argue that the close relationship between securitizing moves (debates on Poland-US relations) and security practices (security events) suggests the basic sincerity of the securitizing actor, while the historical context reflected in the Polish collective memory strongly influences the audience’s frame of reference and strengthens the power of the securitizing actor. However, although the case fulfils Floyd’s (2019) criteria of morally right securitization, we have shown a historical disparity between the scope of securitizing moves with security practices and the existing level of threat. This demonstrates that the securitizing agent has been abusing securitization by exceeding the ‘least harmful option’, particularly due to the large asymmetry of power of the participants in the relationship, the securitization process stretched over a long period and the threat severity varying over time.

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Section: Securitization Theory and Moral Rightnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Disentangling the Moral Rightness of Securitization: Data Mining of the Process of Framing and Shaping of Poland-United States Relations

Kwiatkowska

Chwedczuk-Szulc

Bolechów

2022

Polish Political Science Review

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“…They should aim to cause, or risk, the least amount of overall harm possible; and do less harm to the referent object than would otherwise be caused if securitization was abandoned Executors of securitization must respect a limited number of relevant human rights in the execution of securitization Just termination of securitization Desecuritization of just securitization must occur when the initial and related new objective existential threats have been neutralized, whereas desecuritization of unjust securitization must occur immediately Desecuritization should ideally be publically declared_ and corresponding security language and security measures should be terminated with immediate effect In order to avoid renewed ancVor reactionary securitization, desecuritizing actors should undertake context-specific restorative measures (2019) is linked to the issue of the objective existential threat which comes in stark contrast to the intersubjective nature of threats as articulated by the Copenhagen School of Security (Buzan et al 1998). Another concern has been raised by Sahu (2020) who argues that the JST theory lurks the danger of provoking more unjust securitizations. That is, it is in a position to do more harm than good.…”

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The securitization of the Covid-19 pandemic in Greece: a just or unjust securitization?

Dimari

Papadakis

2022

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The purpose of this article is to assess the justness or unjustness of the securitization of Covid-19 in the Greek case. To do so, the Just Securitization Theory, is used as articulated by Rita Floyd to examine the following research question: Was there a just initiation and just conduct in the case of the securitization of Covid-19 in Greece? To answer this question, the methodology employed is a mix of methods proposed by Rita Floyd, such as the recourse to natural sciences to establish the actuality of the threat in combination with discourse analysis in political and scientific actors' speech acts and qualitative analysis of legal policy documents. In total, 85 statements and legal documents were examined for the period 26/02/2020 to 15/06/2020 which is considered to be the first "phase" of the pandemic. Overall, the analysis shows that the securitization of the Covid-19 pandemic in Greece was just. More specifically, there was indeed an existential threat, the securitizing actors were sincere in their intentions to securitize Covid-19, whereas the good gained from this securitization (physical survival and protection of public health) was greater than the harm inflicted (suspension of liberties). In addition, the results show that the securitization of Covid-19 in Greece did not cause more insecurity than it aimed to solve and that the overall response from the Greek Government was proportionate to the threat and respectful of the human rights of the people secured by the threat.

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From Securitization to Just Securitization and Just Desecuritization: Establishing Synergy between Ethics and Security

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Disentangling the Moral Rightness of Securitization: Data Mining of the Process of Framing and Shaping of Poland-United States Relations

Disentangling the Moral Rightness of Securitization: Data Mining of the Process of Framing and Shaping of Poland-United States Relations

The securitization of the Covid-19 pandemic in Greece: a just or unjust securitization?

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