Securitization of non-traditional security issues in Southeast Asia. The evaluation of the concept
Securitization of non-traditional security issues in Southeast Asia. The evaluation of the concept

Summary/Abstract: The scope of security studies expanded significantly in the last few decades encompassing the new types of threats and problems. Among others, the theory of securitization became one of the most successful new theoretical approaches developed under the new security agenda. Thus, the securitization is used for the analysis of Southeast Asian security practice, mostly as a framework for analysis of non-traditional security problems. However, to improve the analytical power of the concept, more attention is needed, e.g., to reveal the motivations of the securitizing actors and the dynamics of conflicts within and between different actors in state’s socio-political system. The evaluation of the concept shows that securitization is a highly context-dependent process.

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