This chapter introduces to Securitization Theory, situating its intellectual roots and tracing its emergence and evolution as a framework for analysis, spelling out its main concepts and dimensions, and presenting the main empirical cases to which the theory has been applied. The chapter also reports on the key criticisms and challenges ...
This chapter introduces to Securitization Theory, situating its intellectual roots and tracing its emergence and evolution as a framework for analysis, spelling out its main concepts and dimensions, and presenting the main empirical cases to which the theory has been applied. The chapter also reports on the key criticisms and challenges that have been voiced against the theory.