The Securitisation of Transborder Ethnic Kinship: Contextual Explorations around the World
This project explores the intersection of security and ethnic identity through case studies and comparative analyses of cross-border minority groups in Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Central America and Southeast Asia. It examines how securitisation processes have influenced the accommodation and identity formation of these groups. The main output of this project is a special issue published in the Journal of Global Security Studies, bringing together scholars from comparative politics, international relations, and nationalism studies to offer a multidisciplinary analysis of transborder ethnic kinship within the framework of security theory.
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Project Dates:
September 2021 – September 2024
WORKSHOP: Ethnic Minorities and Security in a Cross-border Context
Organised in collaboration with the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) on 3 September 2021, this workshop focused on two central questions:
- Under what conditions, in what ways, and with what implications is the cross-border dimension of a minority’s identity construed as a security threat?
- Moving beyond a state-centric perspective, how—and to what extent—can members of minority communities themselves mobilise or leverage cross-border ties in response to the security threats they face within their states of residence?
The full programme is available here: Ethnic Minorities and Security in a Cross-border Context Workshop Programme.