CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Madzarevic, Vlade |
|---|---|
| Title | Political Regime Matters? Framing the Speech Act in Securitization of Cyberspace in the USA and China |
| Summary | This thesis engages with the present academic debate in the field of security studies regarding the importance of context in securitization theory. More specifically, this discussion revolves around the problematic application of Copenhagen School’s theory framework in non-democratic political contexts due to the theory’s Western-centric bias, hence even questioning the possibility of securitization in such political settings. Through a configurative case study analysis of cyberspace securitization practices in the US and China, I empirically demonstrate that securitization indeed happens in both political regime contexts. In my research I apply systematic qualitative content analysis of the official documents and speeches concerning the US “Patriot Act” and the set of laws known as “The Great Firewall of China”, and Vuori’s five strands of securitization framework. The main findings of my research are that: 1) securitization does happen in both political regimes; 2) a long-term state of emergency can cause the democratic regimes to create a policymaking environment similar to that of the authoritarian regimes; 3) differences between the securitization procedure in the democratic and non-democratic political context does exist and it can be visible in how securitizing messages are framed and transmitted through the speech act to the target audience; 4) Vuori’s framework based on the illocutionary logic for cross-contextual comparison of the securitization process requires additional strands to fully analyze the securitizing acts in the non-democratic political settings. |
| Supervisor | Makszin, Kristin |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/madzarevic_vlade.pdf |
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