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“The Securitization of Fear in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka”

Fear is a potent political resource that is at once an expression of vulnerability to geopolitical threats and a rationale for security measures against them. It is produced through tropes of nationalism rooted in economic marginalization, loss of territory and anxieties about invasions of home. Such anxieties give rise to the securitization of fear used … Continue reading “The Securitization of Fear in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka”