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TY - CHAP
T1 - Refining the Importance of Audience in Securitization: Southeast Asia’s Fight against Terrorism
AU - Febrica, Senia
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This chapter explains the varying outcomes of the securitization of terrorism among three Southeast Asian countries: Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. At one end of the spectrum the Philippines has been an outspoken supporter of the US war on terror campaign in the region and Singapore, although quietly, has displayed decisive intervention in dealing with terrorism. At the other end, in contrast to the Philippines and Singapore, Malaysia has distanced itself from the US global war against terrorism. This chapter evaluates the three Southeast Asian countries’ strategies in addressing threats posed by land and maritime terrorism. Using the Copenhagen School’s securitization approach as a point of departure, this chapter argues that the characteristics of these countries’ domestic politics inform the successful securitization outcome and responses. This chapter not only sheds light on the securitization of terrorism in non-Western democratic countries, it will also refine the concept of audience in securitization. The proposed strategy uses some insights from Gourevitch’s work, incorporating domestic context to analyze the securitization outcomes.
AB - This chapter explains the varying outcomes of the securitization of terrorism among three Southeast Asian countries: Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. At one end of the spectrum the Philippines has been an outspoken supporter of the US war on terror campaign in the region and Singapore, although quietly, has displayed decisive intervention in dealing with terrorism. At the other end, in contrast to the Philippines and Singapore, Malaysia has distanced itself from the US global war against terrorism. This chapter evaluates the three Southeast Asian countries’ strategies in addressing threats posed by land and maritime terrorism. Using the Copenhagen School’s securitization approach as a point of departure, this chapter argues that the characteristics of these countries’ domestic politics inform the successful securitization outcome and responses. This chapter not only sheds light on the securitization of terrorism in non-Western democratic countries, it will also refine the concept of audience in securitization. The proposed strategy uses some insights from Gourevitch’s work, incorporating domestic context to analyze the securitization outcomes.
U2 - 10.1057/978-1-137-55769-8_33
DO - 10.1057/978-1-137-55769-8_33
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781137557681
SP - 703
EP - 731
BT - The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy
A2 - Romaniuk, Scott
A2 - Grice, Francis
A2 - Irrera, Daniela
A2 - , Stewart Webb
PB - Palgrave
ER -