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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Threat narratives"”.
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Evolving Threat Narratives: The Case of China's Transition from Foe to Friend during Rapprochement
… to better understand the nature of American threat narratives, how narratives evolve, what drives the change, and finally, what it all means for perceptions of threat to the US. The purpose of this study is to understand the implications of bias on evolving threat narratives and threat …
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Sustaining Threat Narratives about Muslims and Arabs in Germany in The Post 9/11 Era: An Analysis of Showtime?s Homeland
… in the cultural production of knowledge and that threat narratives about Muslims are particularly sustained through texts belonging to the Dark Americana genre which foregrounds emotional complexity, security challenges, and moral ambivalence regarding the state's use of violence and surveillance. …
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Arguing Security: Rhetoric, Media Environment, and Threat Legitimation
… of gaining public consent about a security threat, or threat legitimation. Threats require legitimation because they are social facts and not objective truths or subjective perceptions. I argue rhetorical resources and strategies affect threat legitimation. Political actors deploy rhetorical …
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CRIME, THREAT, AND SECURITY: IMMIGRANTS AS LABORERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND GOOD NEIGHBORS
… were not criminal or national security threats. I argue that two community factors play a role in these perceptions: instrumentality and isolation. In short, rural farmers discussed their needs for migrant workers and city dwellers accepted the role migrants play in revitalizing their …