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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300502603321

Autore

Shipoli Erdoan A

Titolo

Islam, Securitization, and US Foreign Policy / / by Erdoan A. Shipoli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-71111-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 327 p.)

Disciplina

297.0973

Soggetti

Security, International

Religion and politics

International relations

United States—Politics and government

Political communication

International Security Studies

Politics and Religion

Foreign Policy

US Politics

Political Communication

International Relations Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. A Theoretical Approach to US Foreign Policy -- 3. Islam in US Politics -- 4. Securitization of Islam in US Foreign Policy -- 5. US Democracy Promotion -- 6. Levels of Securitization -- 7. Conclusion: What's Next?.

Sommario/riassunto

This book argues that Islam has been securitized in US foreign policy, especially during the W. Bush administration when it was increasingly portrayed as the ultimate “other.” This securitization was realized through the association of Islam with unique security threats in speeches of foreign policy and national security. By analyzing the four recent US presidents’ discourses on Islam, this work sheds light on how they viewed Islam and addresses the following questions: How do we talk about Islam, its place and relationship within the context of US



security? How does the language we use to describe Islam influence the way we imagine it? How is Islam constructed as a security issue? Erdoan A. Shipoli is Visiting Scholar at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, USA. He is also a social entrepreneur and has established numerous international organizations to advance dialogue, leadership, and youth development.