Agents of Social Change: Cultural Work, Institutions, and the (De)securitisation of Minorities
Journal: Central European Journal of International and Security Studies
Year: 2023

This paper combines anthropological and other critical security studies with research on cultural work to better understand the impact cultural institutions may have on the (de)securitisation of minority groups. Today minority issues represent a recurrent theme in various national and European contexts. Often perceived as a threat to social cohesion and linked to multiple successive crises, minorities and migrants have been the focus of security measures at different times. This paper focuses on