The Politics of Insecurity: Fear, Migration and Asylum in the EU

The book critically engages with theoretical developments in international relations and security studies to develop a fresh conceptual framework for studying security.<br></br><br></br>Contents<br></br><br></br> 
\n1. Politics of insecurity, technology and the political<br></br><br></br>2. Security framing: the question of the meaning of security<br></br><br></br>3. Displacing the spectre of the state in security studies: From referent objects to techniques of government<br></br><br></br>4. Securitizing migration: Freedom from existential threats and the constitution of insecure communities<br></br><br></br>5. European integration and societal insecurity<br></br><br></br>6. Freedom and security in the EU: A Foucaultian view on spill-over<br></br><br></br>7. Migration, securitization and the question of political community in the EU<br></br><br></br>8. De-securitizing migration: Security knowledge and concepts of the political<br></br><br></br>9. Conclusion: the politics of framing insecurity