Essays about: "Ontological security theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words Ontological security theory.

1. 1. Beyond the Terrorist Label : How Five Palestinian CSOs Experience and Resist Terrorist Allegations

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Alma Michold; [2024]
   Keywords : Palestine; Shrinking civic space; Terrorist designation; Resistance; Ontological counter-securitization;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the terrorist designation issued by Israel against six Palestinian civil society organizations in 2021. The organizations are based in the West Bank and remain designated as terrorist organizations according to Israeli law, despite rejections and condemnations by the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), and the United States (US). READ MORE

3. 2. 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

4. 3. Poland: The Historical Underdog and Contemporary Protector of Ukraine : A Narrative Analysis on Ontological Security and Crisis in the Case of Poland

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Isabel Gråby; [2023]
   Keywords : ontological security; biographical narrative; narrative analysis; Poland; Ukraine; international relations; crisis;

   Abstract : In recent years, more research has been conducted to explain state behavior in relation to crises. Poland has taken a conservative turn since 2015, distancing itself from mainstream European strategies. This is explained by self-identity needs stemming from historical experiences and envisioned futures. READ MORE

5. 4. The Construction of Security : A Discourse Analysis of Sweden’s Foreign and Security Policy between 2014 and 2023

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för informatik; Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för ekonomi och it

   Author : Jarl Hulterström; Matteus Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish Foreign and Security Policy; Securitisation; Discourse Analysis; Speech Acts; Shifts;

   Abstract : This thesis is conducted as a descriptive single case study to establish empirical knowledge regarding how securitisation is expressed in discourse by the Swedish policymaking elite, in other words “securitising actors”. The thesis takes an ontological approach of interpretivism with a theoretical approach of securitisation theory. READ MORE

6. 5. Nuclear Ambitions and Their Implications

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lydia Johansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Nuclear Weapons; Role Theory; Ontological Security; Military Policies; China; Russia; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : China and Russia are two influential powers within the international system which have different understandings of the threshold of nuclear use. The purpose and effect of possessing nuclear weapons have been widely researched but have yet to be utilised to analyse the broader effect on security. READ MORE