Securitzing Moves within the Israeli-Iranian Conflict

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
  • Setting the Scene
  • Theoretical Framework: Security Studies and Securitization Theory
  • Hypotheses and Research Methodology
• Theoretical Part
  • Introduction
  • Historical Aspects
    • The evolution of Security Studies since the end of the Cold War
    • The evolution of CS
  • Securitization
  • Sectors of Security (Political, Military, Societal, Economic and Environmental)
    • The Military Sector
    • The Societal Sector
  • Facilitating Conditions for Securitization / external and internal aspects
  • Securitizing actor and Referent Object
    • Referent Object
    • Securitizing Actor
  • Regional Security Complexes
  • Further development of CS after Security: A new Framework for Analysis
    • Overview
    • Parenthesis: Colin Hay on Crisis as Construction of „Meta-Narratives”
    • Macro-securitizations and the Narrative behind the GWoT (Buzan & Wæver 2009)
  • Conclusion Theoretical Part
• Analysis
  • Introduction
  • Securitizing what and how – the INP and methodological questions
  • Operationalizing Theory: Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA)
  • Hypotheses
    • H1: Netanyahu securitizes the INP alongside the coordinates of the GWoT
    • H2: Netanyahu securitizes the INP as an existential threat to the Jewish people
  • The Securitizing Actor: Benjamin Netanyahu

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This thesis analyzes four speeches by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the Iranian nuclear program. The focus is not on the program itself, but rather on how Netanyahu attempts to portray it as a global security threat and an existential danger to the Jewish people. The study explores the process of securitization, which involves framing an issue as a threat to a specific referent object. The thesis uses the securitization theory to understand how Netanyahu's speeches construct the Iranian nuclear program as a security issue.

• Securitization theory and its application to the Israeli-Iranian conflict
• Analysis of Benjamin Netanyahu's speeches on the Iranian nuclear program
• The role of language and rhetoric in shaping public perceptions of threats
• The relationship between security and identity in international politics
• The impact of securitization on policy and international relations

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The introduction sets the scene for the thesis by outlining the research question, theoretical framework, and methodology. The first chapter focuses on the theoretical background of security studies and the development of the securitization theory. It explains the concept of securitization, the different sectors of security, and the conditions that facilitate it. Chapter 2 explores the role of the securitizing actor and the referent object in the securitization process. It also examines the concept of regional security complexes. The final chapter, chapter 3, applies the securitization theory to the Iranian nuclear program and analyzes Benjamin Netanyahu's speeches through the lens of qualitative content analysis. It examines how Netanyahu frames the program as a threat to global security and an existential threat to the Jewish people.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The key terms and concepts that underpin this thesis include securitization, security studies, the Israeli-Iranian conflict, the Iranian nuclear program, Benjamin Netanyahu, qualitative content analysis, existential threat, and rhetoric. These terms represent the core focus of the research and help to illuminate the broader implications of this research.