Browning, Christopher S. and Joenniemi, Pertti (2017) Ontological security, self-articulation and the securitization of identity. Cooperation and Conflict, 52 (1). pp. 31-47. doi:10.1177/0010836716653161 ISSN 0010-8367.

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Abstract

The concept of ontological security has made increasing headway within International Relations, in particular through its ability to offer alternative explanations of the forces underpinning security dilemmas and conflict in world politics. While welcoming the insights already provided by its application, this article argues that the concept’s use to date has been too much geared to questions of identity-related stability, with change viewed as disturbing and anxiety-inducing. In contrast, the article calls for a more open understanding that: (i) links ontological security to reflexivity and avoids collapsing together the concepts of self, identity and ontological security; (ii) avoids privileging securitization over desecuritization as a means for generating ontological security; and (iii) opens out the concept beyond a narrow concern with questions of conflict and the conduct of violence more towards the theorization of positive change.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	International relations, Self, Human security
Journal or Publication Title:	Cooperation and Conflict
Publisher:	Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:	0010-8367
Official Date:	1 March 2017
Dates:	Date Event 1 March 2017 Published 11 July 2016 Available 28 April 2016 Modified 9 November 2015 Accepted
Volume:	52
Number:	1
Page Range:	pp. 31-47
DOI:	10.1177/0010836716653161
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights):	Browning, C. S., & Joenniemi, P. (2017). Ontological security, self-articulation and the securitization of identity. Cooperation and Conflict, 52(1), 31–47. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836716653161. Copyright © The Author(s) 2016. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836716653161
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	2 November 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	2 November 2016

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