Already introduced to the academic and political debate some years ago, the concept of “security governance” still needs to be clarified. In particular, four main shortcomings need to be overcome to make the concept more useful for an assessment of current security dynamics: in the first place, attention has been devoted more to “governance” than to “security”, while failing to consider the role of the understandings and perceptions of the actors involved in the governance system. Second, the literature on the actors (governmental or not) involved is still fragmented. Third, the literature on security governance has too often been detached from reflections on regionalism, while it would be useful to further explore the relationship between cognitive definitions of regional and security dynamics. Fourth, the literature has predominantly focused on Europe and the transatlantic area, overlooking processes of “region-building” in security terms in other “unexpected” geographical spaces. After proposing avenues to overcome the current gaps in the literature, the Southern Caucasus is chosen as a case study to show the different instances of security governance emerging, thanks to definitions of the region in security terms that have involved regional and external actors, of a state and non-state nature.

On regional security governance once again: how analysis of the Southern Caucasus can advance the concept

On regional security governance once again: how analysis of the Southern Caucasus can advance the concept / Ceccorulli, Michela; Frappi, Carlo; Lucarelli, Sonia. - In: EUROPEAN SECURITY. - ISSN 1746-1545. - STAMPA. - 1:26(2017), pp. 59-78.

On regional security governance once again: how analysis of the Southern Caucasus can advance the concept

FRAPPI, CARLO;
2017

Abstract

Already introduced to the academic and political debate some years ago, the concept of “security governance” still needs to be clarified. In particular, four main shortcomings need to be overcome to make the concept more useful for an assessment of current security dynamics: in the first place, attention has been devoted more to “governance” than to “security”, while failing to consider the role of the understandings and perceptions of the actors involved in the governance system. Second, the literature on the actors (governmental or not) involved is still fragmented. Third, the literature on security governance has too often been detached from reflections on regionalism, while it would be useful to further explore the relationship between cognitive definitions of regional and security dynamics. Fourth, the literature has predominantly focused on Europe and the transatlantic area, overlooking processes of “region-building” in security terms in other “unexpected” geographical spaces. After proposing avenues to overcome the current gaps in the literature, the Southern Caucasus is chosen as a case study to show the different instances of security governance emerging, thanks to definitions of the region in security terms that have involved regional and external actors, of a state and non-state nature.
2017
On regional security governance once again: how analysis of the Southern Caucasus can advance the concept
analysis; concept
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On regional security governance once again: how analysis of the Southern Caucasus can advance the concept / Ceccorulli, Michela; Frappi, Carlo; Lucarelli, Sonia. - In: EUROPEAN SECURITY. - ISSN 1746-1545. - STAMPA. - 1:26(2017), pp. 59-78.
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