The Securitization of Cyberspace Through Technification

This thesis adds to the literature surrounding technification in securitizing cyberspace by examining the role of technical experts in constituting threats in cyberspace at the level of the state. Furthermore, this thesis considers the impact of technocratic framing on the public's understanding of cyberspace and the historical conditions under which this framing developed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Department dc:contributor.department

Political Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Schwarz, Kevin James

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Dixit, Priya

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Avey, Paul C.
• Nelson, Scott G.

• Political Science
• Securitization Theory
• Cyberpolitics

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:8175

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/71758