Essays about: "Ontological Security Theory OST"

Found 4 essays containing the words Ontological Security Theory OST.

  1. 1. The naivety towards China is now over : An analysis of the Swedish political elite's changed attitude toward China

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Hampus Håkansson; [2023]
    Keywords : ontological security theory; OST; Sweden; China; discourse analysis; Robert J. Steele; anxiety; critical situations;

    Abstract : Despite the well-established consensus within the Swedish parliament regarding the benefits of trade with China while at the same time promoting democracy, an unexpected change arose in June 2023, when a united Swedish parliament adopted a report that identified China as a threat to Swedish interests. Consequently, this thesis seeks to address the research question: Can the Swedish political elite's changed attitude towards China be understood through the theory of ontological security? Employing a framework established in Robert J. READ MORE

  3. 2. Multifinality in Ontological Security Theory : A Methodological Framework

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Frida Lampinen; [2023]
    Keywords : Ontological security; OST; Multifinality; China;

    Abstract : This thesis problematizes the incomplete understanding of multifinality in ontological security theory. The literature suggests two different interpretations of OST, but the relationship between these has so far received insufficient attention. READ MORE

  4. 3. Them vs Us - The ontological significance of identity and (in)security in the Cold Conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Michael Abdullah; [2019-12-17]
    Keywords : Ontological security theory; Identity; Security; Conflict; Iran; Saudi Arabia;

    Abstract : In recent years, identity has become increasingly important within the field of International Relations and in studies of conflict. This has led to the widening of the field with the help of perspectives from the field of Psychology, and the emergence of ontological security theory (OST) where identity is a centrality. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sino - Indian Mutual Perceptions : Intercultural Students’ Discourse on Ontological Security and Identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Lukas Nagel; [2015]
    Keywords : Sino-Indian Perception; Ontological Security Theory OST ; ‘Othering’; Autobiographical Self; Critical Discourse Analysis; Intercultural Students; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A critical review of the history of the discursive formation of Sino-Indian relations suggests that the largely negative mutual perceptions by the Chinese and Indian public and media are opposed by an optimistic discourse of both nations’ political and economic elites. This is also accompanied by a juxtaposed, binary discourse of the bilateral relation by members of the Liberal and Realist camp in academia. READ MORE