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The Securitization of the Tri-Border Area between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

The Securitization of the Tri-Border Area between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Authors :
Somma de Castro, Isabelle Christine
Source :
Contexto Internacional. Sep/Dec2020, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p539-559. 29p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the main features of the US discourse regarding the Tri-Border Area between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay through the analysis of 16 editions of the Patterns of Global Terrorism and of the Country Reports on Terrorism published from 2001-2016. Securitization theory is applied to explain the use of speech acts as movements to securitize the region. After employing NVivo to measure the frequency of words, a strong link between the rise of the financial semantic field and clashes in the Middle East were observed. The fact that the reports had a special emphasis regarding legislation on terrorism in the three countries was also detected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
*WORD frequency

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01028529
Volume :
42
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Contexto Internacional
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
148836492
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-8529.2019420300002