Logics of ‘Infiltration:’ Securitizing Refugees as Foreign Terrorist Threats

• In Event: Domestic Politics, Repression, Refugees, and Human Rights

Brief Overview

This paper explores how securitization processes in U.S. domestic politics have shaped U.S. retreats from global refugee responsibility-sharing, scrutinizing the role of elite discourse in constructing refugees as foreign terrorist threats.

Author

• Alise Coen, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay