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Myth-Making, Securitisation & Identity Politics: A Case Study of the United Kingdom and its Security Landscape

Länn, Evelina LU (2024) SIMZ11 20241
Graduate School
Abstract
The following thesis seeks to explore the role of myth-making and securitisation in the United Kingdom’s ontological security and identity formation, as seen in their discourses surrounding security and the normalisation of far-right imaginaries and sentiments. It uses the United Kingdom as a case study in lieu of studying the larger phenomena of how national identity has been framed in security discourses in the wake of 9/11. The scope is limited by focusing mainly on the last 14 years of Tory leadership, with the primary focus on the Sunak era of British politics. The theoretical framework is centred on postcolonial theory, ontological security and securitisation. It also incorporates chosen trauma/chosen glory and myth-making as... (More)
The following thesis seeks to explore the role of myth-making and securitisation in the United Kingdom’s ontological security and identity formation, as seen in their discourses surrounding security and the normalisation of far-right imaginaries and sentiments. It uses the United Kingdom as a case study in lieu of studying the larger phenomena of how national identity has been framed in security discourses in the wake of 9/11. The scope is limited by focusing mainly on the last 14 years of Tory leadership, with the primary focus on the Sunak era of British politics. The theoretical framework is centred on postcolonial theory, ontological security and securitisation. It also incorporates chosen trauma/chosen glory and myth-making as narratives that help create, stabilise and emphasise social realities and ontological (in)security. I argue that the UK is part of larger phenomena post-9/11, wherein the security landscapes of Western states use chosen trauma and chosen glory to justify and enable securitised and militarised versions of society. (Less)
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author
Länn, Evelina LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ11 20241
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
United Kingdom, myth-making, coloniality, securitisation, ontological insecurity
language
English
id
9176076
date added to LUP
2024-10-04 10:41:50
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2024-10-04 10:41:50
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  abstract     = {{The following thesis seeks to explore the role of myth-making and securitisation in the United Kingdom’s ontological security and identity formation, as seen in their discourses surrounding security and the normalisation of far-right imaginaries and sentiments. It uses the United Kingdom as a case study in lieu of studying the larger phenomena of how national identity has been framed in security discourses in the wake of 9/11. The scope is limited by focusing mainly on the last 14 years of Tory leadership, with the primary focus on the Sunak era of British politics. The theoretical framework is centred on postcolonial theory, ontological security and securitisation. It also incorporates chosen trauma/chosen glory and myth-making as narratives that help create, stabilise and emphasise social realities and ontological (in)security. I argue that the UK is part of larger phenomena post-9/11, wherein the security landscapes of Western states use chosen trauma and chosen glory to justify and enable securitised and militarised versions of society.}},
  author       = {{Länn, Evelina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Myth-Making, Securitisation & Identity Politics: A Case Study of the United Kingdom and its Security Landscape}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}