Securitization in Autocratic Settings: Framing Migrants as Threats in Contemporary Russia

• In Event: Securitization: Emerging Trends in the Construction of Security Threats

Brief Overview

The proposed paper examines how and why migration has been framed as a security threat in contemporary Russia. It re-evaluates theoretical assumptions of the securitization framework, typically rooted in democratic settings.

Authors

• Intigam Mamedov, Northumbria University

• Andrei Prudnikov, Universidade de Lisboa, Institute of Social and Political Sciences, Centre for Public Administration and Public Policies, Portugal

• Salavat Abylkalikov, Northumbria University