Arguing Against Security Communitarianism

TY - JOUR

T1 - Arguing Against Security Communitarianism

AU - Bilgin, Pinar

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - Anthony Burke’s ‘security cosmopolitanism’ is a fresh and thought-provoking contribution to critical theorizing about security. In this discussion piece, I would like to join Burke’s call for ‘security cosmopolitanism’ by way of arguing against ‘security communitarianism’. I understand the latter as a particular approach that seeks to limit the scope of security to one’s community – be it the ‘nation-state’ or ‘civilization’. I will suggest that arguing against ‘security communitarianism’ requires paying further attention to the postcolonial critique of cosmopolitanism.

AB - Anthony Burke’s ‘security cosmopolitanism’ is a fresh and thought-provoking contribution to critical theorizing about security. In this discussion piece, I would like to join Burke’s call for ‘security cosmopolitanism’ by way of arguing against ‘security communitarianism’. I understand the latter as a particular approach that seeks to limit the scope of security to one’s community – be it the ‘nation-state’ or ‘civilization’. I will suggest that arguing against ‘security communitarianism’ requires paying further attention to the postcolonial critique of cosmopolitanism.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - postcolonial

KW - critical security studies

KW - security

KW - cosmopolitalism

KW - postcolonial

U2 - 10.1080/21624887.2015.1065117

DO - 10.1080/21624887.2015.1065117

M3 - Journal article

SN - 2162-4909

VL - 3

SP - 176

JO - Critical Studies on Security

JF - Critical Studies on Security

IS - 2

ER -