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Protracted Conflicts: A Fertile Environment for Routinized Securitization

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Securitization and Desecuritization Processes in Protracted Conflicts

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This chapter provides an overview of the literature on protracted conflicts and more specifically on the characteristics of such conflicts, as they create a fertile ground for the development of the alternative modes of securitization examined in the book, namely the routinized, institutionalized, horizontal and bottom-up securitization. Particular attention is given to the psychological investments of the conflict parties and how it affects the social context in which securitization and audiences interact, construct and deconstruct conflict-perpetuating routines.

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Adamides, C. (2020). Protracted Conflicts: A Fertile Environment for Routinized Securitization. In: Securitization and Desecuritization Processes in Protracted Conflicts. Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33200-6_2

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