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Islam, Securitization, and US Foreign Policy

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Analyzes how Islam has been securitized in the US on a state level
  • Details how US foreign policy makers have securitized Islam first in policy discourses, and then globally as part of a systemic securitization process
  • Further develops securitization theory by using Islam as an example

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction

    • Erdoan A. Shipoli
    Pages 1-12
  3. Theoretical Approaches to US Foreign Policy

    • Erdoan A. Shipoli
    Pages 13-70
  4. The Securitization Theory

    • Erdoan A. Shipoli
    Pages 71-100
  5. Islam in US Politics

    • Erdoan A. Shipoli
    Pages 101-131
  6. US Democracy Promotion

    • Erdoan A. Shipoli
    Pages 259-307
  7. Conclusion

    • Erdoan A. Shipoli
    Pages 309-320
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 321-327

About this book

This book argues that Islam has been securitized in US foreign policy, especially during the W. Bush administration when it was increasingly portrayed as the ultimate “other.” This securitization was realized through the association of Islam with unique security threats in speeches of foreign policy and national security. By analyzing the four recent US presidents’ discourses on Islam, this work sheds light on how they viewed Islam and addresses the following questions: How do we talk about Islam, its place and relationship within the context of US security? How does the language we use to describe Islam influence the way we imagine it? How is Islam constructed as a security issue?

Authors and Affiliations

  • Visiting Scholar at the Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA

    Erdoan A. Shipoli

About the author

Erdoan A. Shipoli is Visiting Scholar at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, USA. He is also a social entrepreneur and has established numerous international organizations to advance dialogue, leadership, and youth development.

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Softcover Book USD 89.99
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