How Policy Fields Are Born: The Rise of Democratic Security in Argentina
| Autor: | Guillermina Seri, Mary Rose Kubal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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National security
Political spectrum Sociology and Political Science business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Corporate governance 05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development Authoritarianism 06 humanities and the arts Public good Democracy 0506 political science Rule of law 060104 history Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Dominance (economics) Political economy Political science 050602 political science & public administration 0601 history and archaeology business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Latin American Studies. 51:137-161 |
| ISSN: | 1469-767X 0022-216X |
| DOI: | 10.1017/s0022216x18000354 |
| Popis: | This essay maps the transformation of security from a symbol of authoritarian government under the Cold War paradigm of National Security into a public good and a policy field acknowledged as legitimate and democratic by politicians and policy experts. Using present-day Argentina as an example, we show how security ideas gain dominance across the political spectrum, displacing and subordinating democratic politics conceived in terms of rights. As institutions increasingly accept security measures and pre-emptive risk management, a securitising discourse – despite its claims to advocate for the ‘citizen’ – trumps governance and the rule of law. Appealing to citizens’ concerns and rights, the new forms of securitisation may yet undermine democratic life. |
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