SECURITISATION: THE CASE OF POST-9/11 UNITED STATES AFRICA POLICY

dc.creator	Annette Seegers
dc.creator	Robin E Walker
dc.date	2012-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:06Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:06Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/40-2-995
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/6dfdb40b00244a2cb7842f03f8ba56b7
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8728
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/6dfdb40b00244a2cb7842f03f8ba56b7
dc.description	<p>In the wake of 9/11, Africa was securitised in a new way by the United States (US): weak states were believed to pose an existential threat to the US. American aid to Africa consequently more than tripled in the years following 9/11. Using the Copenhagen School's securitisation theory, we investigate the interaction between the executive branch as claimant and the US Congress as legitimiser. The factors of political agency and context are accentuated in our use of securitisation theory. Yet, the evidence also points to structural forces, especially the unequal relationship between executive and legislature.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/995
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 40, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.subject	Military Science
dc.subject	U
dc.title	SECURITISATION: THE CASE OF POST-9/11 UNITED STATES AFRICA POLICY
dc.type	Article