Essays about: "securitize"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the word securitize.
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1. Disinformation - An existential threat to European democracy?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In recent years the unprecedented spread of disinformation on online platforms, along with declining trust in government, journalism, and institutions, has consequently led the EU to regard disinformation as an urgent threat to democracy. To address the threat the EU decided in 2022 on the groundbreaking Digital Services Act (DSA) legislation, targeting digital platforms. READ MORE
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2. The Wall: The Right to Liberty and Security at the US–Mexico Border
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The migration and refugee situation on the US–Mexico border has been heavily debated and caused a lot of controversy in the last couple of years, much as a consequence of the Trump administration’s immigration policy and promise of a wall along the border. This thesis, therefore, aims to analyze how migrants’ and refugees’ right to liberty and security was affected by the way the Trump–government portrayed them, and the phenomenon of migration, as a security threat. READ MORE
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3. Reflections of the Image
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The world stands often in the face of moral contentions, determining certain people or events as worthy of security whilst ignoring others. The conscience of watching silently as the genocide in Rwanda unfolded has weighed heavily on the international community’s shoulders, seemingly not heavy enough to refrain from repeating the same mistake however. READ MORE
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4. Projections of future lithium production and implications for EU
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are critical for the adoption of electrical vehicles vital for the electrification of road traffic as part of our fossil-fuel phasing out plan. This increasing demand for energy storage has expanded lithium production ten folds over the last 10 years and led to a new debate on the availability of lithium resources as well as sustainable challenges in resource exporting countries. READ MORE
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5. Is Terrorism a Domestic or an International Security Threat? : Historical Experiences and Securitzation in the Aftermath of Islamic Terrorist Attacks in France and the UK
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Speeches held by heads of state and government after terrorist attacks have the common pattern of trying to comfort the public and reassure that they will be safe. What is noteworthy in these speeches is that heads of state and government outline the strategy their country will be adopting to combat terrorism. READ MORE
