Introduction to 2018 special issue of European Security: “ontological (in)security in the European Union”

Catarina Kinnvall; Ian James Manners; Jennifer Mitzen

doi:10.1080/09662839.2018.1497977

Introduction to 2018 special issue of European Security: “ontological (in)security in the European Union”

Catarina Kinnvall, Ian James Manners, Jennifer Mitzen

Centre for European Politics

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The European Union (EU) faces many crises and risks to its security and existence. While few of them threaten the lives of EU citizens, they all create a sense of anxiety and insecurity about the future for many ordinary Europeans. Amongst these crises are the more obvious challenges of sovereign debt and fiscal austerity; refugees from conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria; and the rise of populist far-right parties across Europe. But behind these challenges lie less visible insecurities about economic prospects, social wellbeing, and a widespread expectation that the EU is unable to answer the challenges of twenty-first century global politics. In other words, the greatest security challenge facing people across Europe is not physical, despite the threats of Putin and ISIS, but is a sense of fear and anxiety over their daily lives.

Original language	English
Article number	1
Journal	European Security
Volume	27
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	249-265
Number of pages	17
ISSN	0966-2839
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09662839.2018.1497977
Publication status	Published - 13 Aug 2018

Keywords

Faculty of Social Sciences
Ontological Security
European Union
EUropean integration
fear
anxiety

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Introduction to 2018 special issue of European Security: “ontological (in)security in the European Union”

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