Sekuritisering av migration - Mexikansk invandring som ett amerikanskt säkerhetshot efter 11:e september-dåden
(2009) STVK01 20092Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This thesis is a case study, which sets out to argue that the U.S., through the discourse of security, has been able to use measures to control migration that would otherwise not have been legitimized. The new agenda of migration as a security threat makes it possible to frame a necessity of increased regulations around the boarder. The effects of 9/11 on US policy with regards to Mexican immigration are investigated.
The paper is based on the theory of securitisation, which focuses on the role played by important political actors in shaping a discourse around migration. This discourse is then seen as legitimizing for the actions taken in controlling migration, which might otherwise go against the standards of human rights that are... (More) - This thesis is a case study, which sets out to argue that the U.S., through the discourse of security, has been able to use measures to control migration that would otherwise not have been legitimized. The new agenda of migration as a security threat makes it possible to frame a necessity of increased regulations around the boarder. The effects of 9/11 on US policy with regards to Mexican immigration are investigated.
The paper is based on the theory of securitisation, which focuses on the role played by important political actors in shaping a discourse around migration. This discourse is then seen as legitimizing for the actions taken in controlling migration, which might otherwise go against the standards of human rights that are normally the focus of liberal democracies.
In the case of Mexican migration to the USA, it is clear that there has been an actual discourse of securitization due to the 9/11-events. This would indicate that the Mexican boarder has been framed as a threat to the American national security even though they do not pose any proofed connection to terrorism. (Less)
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- author
- Johansson, Caroline LU
- supervisor
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- Ted Svensson LU
- organization
- course
- STVK01 20092
- year
- 2009
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- 9/11 attacks, migration, securitisation, U.S., Mexiko
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 1526171
- date added to LUP
- 2010-02-01 11:40:02
- date last changed
- 2010-02-01 11:40:02
@misc{1526171,
abstract = {{This thesis is a case study, which sets out to argue that the U.S., through the discourse of security, has been able to use measures to control migration that would otherwise not have been legitimized. The new agenda of migration as a security threat makes it possible to frame a necessity of increased regulations around the boarder. The effects of 9/11 on US policy with regards to Mexican immigration are investigated.
The paper is based on the theory of securitisation, which focuses on the role played by important political actors in shaping a discourse around migration. This discourse is then seen as legitimizing for the actions taken in controlling migration, which might otherwise go against the standards of human rights that are normally the focus of liberal democracies.
In the case of Mexican migration to the USA, it is clear that there has been an actual discourse of securitization due to the 9/11-events. This would indicate that the Mexican boarder has been framed as a threat to the American national security even though they do not pose any proofed connection to terrorism.}},
author = {{Johansson, Caroline}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Sekuritisering av migration - Mexikansk invandring som ett amerikanskt säkerhetshot efter 11:e september-dåden}},
year = {{2009}},
}