Where Does Securitisation Begin? The Institutionalised Securitisation of Illegal Immigration in Sweden: REVA and the ICFs.

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  • Stina Fredrika Wassen Kroll Inc

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15664/jtr.1468

Keywords:

Securitisation Theory, Migration, Border Security, Copenhagen School, Institutionalisation

Abstract

This dissertation studies how securitisation processes may become institutionalised by examining how the securitisation of illegal immigration at the EU level trickled down and became internalised by the Swedish government and police post-2001. Utilising discourse analysis, it investigates how the Swedish government and police spoke about REVA and the ICFs to show how the two institutions internalised the securitisation of illegal immigration. By applying a sociological understanding of Securitisation Theory, whereby not only speech acts but also contexts and bureaucratic developments are considered, it demonstrates how processes of securitisation can unfold also when securitising speech acts seem hidden.

Author Biography

Stina Fredrika Wassen, Kroll Inc

Stina Wassén graduated from the University of St Andrews with a bachelor’s degree in International Relations in 2015 and completed an MSc in International Migration and Public Policy at the London School of Economics in 2016. During her university studies, Stina focused on international relations theory, international security, migration and mobility and EU law and politics. She now works as an analyst at the corporate intelligence firm Kroll in London.
Contemporary Voices, Volume 1, Issue 1

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2018-05-03

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2018): Contemporary Voices

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