Essays about: "health securitization"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words health securitization.
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1. Securitized or Not Securitized? : A Case Study of Sweden's COVID-19 Strategy During the First Year of the Pandemic
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis analyzes Sweden's unique and puzzling approach to the COVID-19 pandemic by using the securitization framework, exploring if Sweden's strategy during the pandemic's first year reflects securitization, (de)securitization, or non-securitization. It employs content analysis to evaluate Sweden's response, analyzing primary sources and academic literature, and uses a discourse table based on existing theoretical studies by Barry Buzan, Ole Waever, and Jaap de Wilde (1998) and Lene Hansen (2012) to assess indicators of securitization, (de)securitization or non-securitization. READ MORE
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2. Same Threat, Different Results? The (De)securitization of Covid-19 in Germany and the United States of America
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The covid-19 pandemic confronted the world with one of the biggest challenges of the future: global health security. Analyzing the pandemic through the lens of securitization theory can create a deeper understanding of the connection between global health and international politics. READ MORE
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3. Motives behind securitization : -a study on the securitization of terrorism
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : Since securitization processes are agued to be able to create excessive power to actors, there are arguments that claim that securitization is a negative process. By combining aspects of the original securitization theory with Juha Vuoir’s theory of illocutionary force, this thesis makes an attempt at finding what different actors claimed was threatened in their respective securitization of the issue terrorism. READ MORE
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4. Healthy Enough to Enter? : Exploring the nexus of the body and the border through South African visa medical requirements
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudierAbstract : Visitors to South Africa wishing to stay in the country for longer than three months are required to submit a medical report which makes room for a host of physical and mental “defects”, including leprosy, venereal disease, trachoma, disabilities and mental health disorders ranging from addictions to epilepsy. The form appears to be an object that points to a multiplicity of interpretations as well as inconsistencies. READ MORE
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5. Migration and health – an issue dominated by human rights or security? A discourse analysis of the World Health Organization and Swedish media
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The health effects of migration receive increased attention in Sweden and internationally, and involves both the effects on the health of migrants and the society. The field encompasses issues such as how migrants’ health is affected by the hazardous journey, if the health needs differ from the host population and if migration have any consequences for public health in the recipient country. READ MORE
