Perceptions of Westernization and Easternization as a Security Threats: Russia's Security Concept

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

Brief Overview

Since the 2000s, Westernization and "Easternization" have been constructed in Russia as threats—cultural, political, economic, and migratory. Discourse analysis shows how these images legitimize harsh political and security measures.

Author

• Vera Liubchak, Eastern Mediterranean University