CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Pieren, Céline Clémence |
|---|---|
| Title | The Americanisation of the French War on Terror |
| Summary | The purpose of this thesis is to determine the main attributes of the French discourse on terrorism as well as the undertaken measures after the attacks in November 2015. Once established, these findings will be compared to the case of the post-9/11 discourse and measures in the US. Relying on the theoretical frameworks of securitisation and the state of exception, this research aims at answering the following questions: what are the similarities and differences between the French and the US case; can we conclude that a successful securitisation process had taken place on France has it priory has in the US; and finally do we observe a state of exception and the creation of homo sacer in France? For this purpose, the research looks in a first step at official statements by the President and his government. In a second step, it examines to what extent the Parliament, the media and the population accepted the discourse and the introduced measures. This thesis permits to identify important similarities between the two cases under analysis, and to conclude that a securitisation process introducing a state of exception has taken place. |
| Supervisor | Cerny, Hannes |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/pieren_celine.pdf |
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