Securitisation Theory in International Relations

Securitisation theory suggests that political issues become urgent security concerns when labeled as 'dangerous' or 'threatening' by a powerful actor.

According to securitisation theory, calling immigration a 'threat to national security' would not change its priority as a political concern.

The end of the Cold War did not impact the debate over ideas of security in International Relations.

'Narrowers' in the security debate focused on military and political stability between the United States and the Soviet Union.

'Wideners' sought to include only military threats in the expanded security agenda.

Securitisation theory only determines three sectors: the economic, the societal, and the military sector.

Referring to an immigration camp in Calais as 'the Jungle' is an example of merely describing the reality.

The Islamic State group has been presented as a threat to the security of the state and individuals only in Western Europe.

Securitisation theory conceptualizes securitisation as a speech act that constitutes reality and triggers certain responses.

The securitisation of the Islamic State group affects at least three sectors: the societal, the military, and the political.