The chapter explores to what extent securitization theory can be linked to the issues raised within the field of Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) and argues that these seemingly different research traditions share both theoretical and empirical commonalities. FPA's focus on actors and their agency can be connected to the central principles of securitization theory, and both research fields are interested in issues such as climate change, migration, and epidemics. Moreover, securitization theory contributes to the development of FPA by problematizing foreign policy decision-making employing a different set of assumptions.
Author: Roxanna Sjöstedt
Title on the publication: Foreign Policy Analysis and Securitization
Link to the publication: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198843061.013.10
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