CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2011
| Author | Bacalso, Maria Cristina |
|---|---|
| Title | Discourse and the Policy-Making Process: 'Securitization' of State-Building, and Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan |
| Summary | The decade long engagement in Afghanistan is the single most important issue in Canada’s foreign policy. For what purpose is Canada in Afghanistan? Drawn into Afghanistan minimally with the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), then in a more substantial way under the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) (commanded by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)), the initial stated objective was to topple the Taliban government for harbouring Al Qaeda, which claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks. However, the goal broadened to include not only combating the Taliban, but preventing any future terrorist group from finding a safe haven in Afghanistan. In order to do this, Western powers, including Canada, embarked on an ambition project of international state-building. This paper will examine state-building in Afghanistan, as a tool for combating future terrorism and therefore promoting national security. Utilizing the securitization literature of Ole Waever (1995), and the case study of Canada, this paper asks: what are the implications of ‘securitizing’ state-building for Canadian foreign policy in Afghanistan? |
| Supervisor | Sitter, Nick |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2011/bacalso_maria-cristina.pdf |
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