HL
Security
Traditional security plus food, water and energy security — and how actors exploit insecurity. Securitization is the key analytical move.
Security connects to Peace & conflict, but it is broader: food, water and energy security sit here too, alongside how actors exploit insecurity. Sovereignty, war, proliferation and non-state actors are all in scope.
Where to look
- "Kony 2012" — does social media catalyse real change, or only attention?
- South China Sea disputes and regional maritime security.
- Policy shifts after ISIS/ISIL attacks — France in 2015, for example.
- Refugee inflows and host-state security debates — Germany.
- "Mano dura" in El Salvador — security against rights.
Concepts this challenge pulls on
Sovereignty and power, plus the analytical move that makes this challenge interesting: securitization — the act of calling something a security threat, and what that permits.
Connections worth making
Poverty, Health and Environment are all now routinely described in security language. Ask, every time, who benefits from that framing.
Resources for this page
Type and length first, then why it is worth opening.