Copenhagen−Cairo on a roundtrip: A security theory meets the revolution

Maja Touzari Janesdatter Greenwood; Ole Wæver

doi:10.1177/0967010613502573

Copenhagen−Cairo on a roundtrip: A security theory meets the revolution

Maja Touzari Janesdatter Greenwood, Ole Wæver

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Abstract

Although securitization theory has been applied worldwide, it has been accused of having only limited
appositeness to the non-Western world. When the Centre for Advanced Security Theory began a
collaboration with the Danish–Egyptian Dialogue Institute and the Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic
Studies in Cairo in 2010, securitization theory was challenged on two levels: both through its employment to
analyse and act politically in a Middle Eastern context, and through the attempt to do so during and after the
Arab Spring, when the entire Egyptian security sector was being re-evaluated. These unique circumstances
prompted reflections on the use of non-traditional and traditional security concepts, on how the Egyptian
revolution could be understood through securitization theory, and on what the experiences of this project
might mean for further theory development. This article discusses these points in the light of the Danish
delegation’s experiences.

Original language	English
Journal	Security Dialogue
Volume	44
Issue number	5-6
Pages (from-to)	485-506
ISSN	0967-0106
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010613502573
Publication status	Published - Oct 2013

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