Forced migration as a weapon: the evolution of securitization discourse and narratives in the European Union
Journal: DSpace repository (University of Tartu)
Year: 2025

Given the prevalence of the use of forced migration as a weapon/tool in the hands of non-democratic states against liberal democracies, and the consequent humanitarian and political implications this phenomenon has. This thesis aims to dissect and critically examine the evolution of threat framing within the European Union (EU), to shed light on how the use of threat frames in political discourse comes in hand with the securitization process, and to highlight the explanations for the divergence