Contents
1.2 The Theory and Method of Analysis
1.3 The Contribution to the Social Sciences
Part II Theoretical Framework and Methodology
2.3 Materialism versus Idealism
2.4 Causality in Moderate Constructivism
2.5 The Role of Language in Constructivism
2.6 Constituting Meaning in Radical Constructivism
2.7 Austin’s Speech Act Theory
3.2 CDA: Reality is More than Discourse
3.3 Intertextuality, Context, and Change
4.2 The Concept of Securitization
4.3 The Copenhagen School and its Critics
4.4 Constructing Self and Other in Security Discourse
5.4 In Which Context Does it Take Place?
6 Bush’s Security Discourse and Policies
6.1.2 America, the Great Nation
6.1.3 America, the United and Resolved
6.1.4 America, Freedom’s Defender
6.1.5 America, the Called and the Victorious
6.3 Constructing the Threat and Proper Threat Defense
6.3.1 The (Un-)Certainty About Future Attacks
6.3.2 The Imperative to Gather Information
6.4 Summary of Identity and Threat Formation
6.5 Bush’s Detention and Interrogation Policy
6.5.2 Pre-emptive Interrogation
6.6.1 The Public and the Media
6.6.3 The Apparatus: Government, Military, Secret Services
6.7 Summary of Policies and the Audiences’ Positions
7 Obama’s Security Discourse and Policies
7.1.2 America: Greatness Must be Earned
7.1.3 America, Determined but Disunited
7.1.4 America: We Went off Course
7.1.5 America: That is Who We Are!
7.2.5 The Bestial (Cancerous) Other
7.3 Constructing the Threat and Proper Threat Defense
7.4 Summary of Identity and Threat Formation
7.5 Obama’s Detention and Interrogation Policy
7.5.1 Reestablishing the Rule of Law
7.5.2 Challenges and Shortfalls
7.6.1 The Public and the Media
7.6.3 The Apparatus: Government, Military, Secret Services
7.7 Summary of Policies and the Audiences’ Positions