CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Punton, Niamh |
|---|---|
| Title | Risk, Radicalisation & Repatriation: Gendered and Age-Specific Narratives Surrounding the Detention of British Children Formerly Associated With ISIS |
| Summary | An estimated 40,000 children, some of which are British citizens, are currently detained in camps in North-East Syria due to their alleged association with ISIS. Although this detention violates the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the British government has been hesitant to repatriate British child citizens citing security concerns. This research seeks to understand how these British children are framed within UK newspapers, with particular attention given to how discourses of age and gender interact to construct notions of risk. This thesis demonstrates that whilst age and gender both interact to frame British ISIS-associated children, age - and specifically childhood - acts as the dominant identity marker. What this research ultimately highlights is the importance of addressing age and children within Security Studies, and the need to expand intersectional approaches to security to account for age. |
| Supervisor | Sachseder, Julia |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/punton_niamh.pdf |
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