Christian Kaunert
Dublin City University, School of Law and Government, Faculty Member
- University of South Wales, Policing and Security, Faculty Memberadd
A much-anticipated end of the COVID-19 pandemic is on the horizon. It is important to reflect on the ways in which the pandemic has impacted the international politics of migration and especially on the migration-security nexus, which is... more
A much-anticipated end of the COVID-19 pandemic is on the horizon. It is important to reflect on the ways in which the pandemic has impacted the international politics of migration and especially on the migration-security nexus, which is still little understood but affecting policies and population movements with future implications. How the pandemic has shaped tradeoffs between securitization of migration, health, and economic concerns in governing migration? What are the new trends emerging from the pandemic on the migration-security nexus? And how can we study these in the coming years? This Research Note features insights from scholars associated with the British International Studies Association’s working group on the ‘International Politics of Migration, Refugees and Diaspora’. They argue that the pandemic has exacerbated tendencies for migration control beyond reinforcing nation-state borders, namely through foregrounding ‘riskification’ of migration discourses and practices,...
Research Interests: Eastern European Studies, European Studies, Latin American Studies, International Relations, Political Economy, and 15 moreHuman Rights, Political Science, Governance, Politics, Securitization, Discrimination, Diaspora, International Migration, Migration Studies, Diaspora Studies, Intersectionality and Social Inequality, European Union Politics, Refugees, British NHS, and Pandemic
Aviation is a highly technical sector, but conversely policy regarding the security of it has historically been reactive and driven by human factors. Governance of aviation security is regulated and controlled by national governments, yet... more
Aviation is a highly technical sector, but conversely policy regarding the security of it has historically been reactive and driven by human factors. Governance of aviation security is regulated and controlled by national governments, yet policy is primarily developed by international organisations. This article is concerned with what impact technological innovation has had on aviation security with particular focus on the effect of the developments in the cyber-sphere on the policy process. It will consider how cyber innovations have changed the aviation security threat picture and thus the policy process. Technology has become a critical enabler of those looking to subvert aviation. Yet until 9/11, an exogeneous shock to the policy area, the changing threat picture only impacted the content of aviation security policy rather than the policy process or the roles of those involved. This article will argue the industry is acting as a driving force for this legislative agenda nowadays...
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ABSTRACT Following the four-fold taxonomy advanced in this special issue, this study explores the divergent motivations behind the varying European attitudes towards Catalan independence and the resulting ambivalence in the official EU... more
ABSTRACT Following the four-fold taxonomy advanced in this special issue, this study explores the divergent motivations behind the varying European attitudes towards Catalan independence and the resulting ambivalence in the official EU discourses. It will first lay out the main political context underlying the question of Catalan secession from Spain. It will then discuss the main attitudes of the EU officials towards the Catalan independence which reflect a dualistic approach to secessionism in general. The final part will apply the analytical categories this special issue puts forward as ‘Thin, Thick, Parochial and Global’ Europes revealing the co-existence of multiple ways of imagining Europe and its borders. According to the study, the EU’s inertia and ambiguous rhetoric towards the Catalan secessionism show that the EU is caught up between Thin and Thick European visions which respectively underscore the EU’s neutrality towards an ‘internal matter’ of Spain and an anti-secessionist attitude prioritizing European stability, solidarity and integrity. In spite of their divergent perspectives, their stances towards Catalan independence converge in terms of advocating regionalism and internal self-determination. Parochial and Global Europes are discussed as alternative unofficial trends affecting the future of European borders.
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This book aims to explain the practices of intelligence cooperation in anti-terrorism matters at the level of the European Union, and, consequently, examining the relationship between Britain and t...
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Research Interests: Eastern European Studies, German Studies, Russian Studies, Eastern Europe, International Security, and 15 morePolitical Science, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy, European Foreign Policy, German Foreign Policy, European Foreign and Security Policy, German, Russia, Germany, EU Foreign Policy, Putin, Ostpolitik, Russia and Germany, European and euroatlantic integration of Ukraine, and German government
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Africa’s security issues have suffered serious attention deficits. This article analyses why a globally accepted health security norm, such as fighting a communicable disease during a pandemic such as the COVID-19 pandemic, was, in... more
Africa’s security issues have suffered serious attention deficits. This article analyses why a globally accepted health security norm, such as fighting a communicable disease during a pandemic such as the COVID-19 pandemic, was, in Africa, perceived as a security threat emanating from external—foreign—actors importing a ‘foreign virus’ into Africa. This fear-based perception can be explained by West Africa’s ontological security fears, ultimately based on its colonial past and a relationship of exploitation by the West. While this article analyses the case of COVID-19, it also explains the same process with previous epidemics, such as HIV/AIDS and EDV/Ebola.
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In this article, we analyze the emergence of a global security norm of the COVID-19 epidemic as a threat to international security. This crisis is one of the gravest crises that humanity has experienced since the end of World War II in... more
In this article, we analyze the emergence of a global security norm of the COVID-19 epidemic as a threat to international security. This crisis is one of the gravest crises that humanity has experienced since the end of World War II in terms of the number of people infected and died, but also in terms of the economic consequences. Here, we provide a framework for understanding the securitization of the COVID-19 epidemic as an international norm defined and promoted by the World Health Organization as a norm entrepreneur, and cascaded down to the level of member states. We identify the actors who developed the main strategic prescriptions of the security norm and the international mechanisms that promoted the cascading of its contents throughout the international system. We further develop the notion of primary and secondary norms, which explain the striking differences amongst industrialized states with regard to the contents, scope, and implementation timeline of the various measur...
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This article examines the compatibility of the Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies with a sharing economy model. The analysis is based on the claims presented in Europol documents and public statements of Europol... more
This article examines the compatibility of the Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies with a sharing economy model. The analysis is based on the claims presented in Europol documents and public statements of Europol executives that this initiative serves as a platform for knowledge exchange and building professional networks between public and private actors to tackle crypto-laundering. The article investigates the validity of these statements with the most prominent sharing economy concepts: low barrier accessibility, transaction cost and trust-building. The article employs each sharing economy concept on two beneficiaries of the platform—law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and non-governmental organizations—while scaling the platform’s sharing economy level. Based on Europol documents, an expert interview and participant observation of the 5th Global Cryptocurrency Conference, the article’s core argument is that these cryptocurrency conferences can be categorized ...
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Open Letter by 73 German Experts on Eastern Europe and International Security, first published in German by “Zeit Online”, on 14 January 2022.
Research Interests: International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, Geopolitics, Russian Foreign Policy, German Politics, and 9 moreGerman Foreign Policy, Modern Germany and Eastern Europe, Germany, Foreign Affairs, Russia and the West, Russia and Germany, IR In Post soviet Space, German-Russian Relations, and Ukrainian-Germany Relation
Mehr als 70 Osteuropa- und Sicherheitsexperten wenden sich an Regierung und Parteien: Dem aggressiven Vorgehen Russlands dürfe Deutschland nicht länger tatenlos zusehen.
Research Interests: Ukraine, Ostpolitik, Russland, Deutschland, Internationale Beziehungen, and 15 moreFrank-Walter Steinmeier, Europäische Union, Außenpolitik, Angela Merkel, Deutsche Außenpolitik, Osteuropa, Bundesregierung, Gerhard Schröder, Aussenpolitik, Geopolitik, Bundesrepublik, deutsch-russische Kulturbeziehungen, Außenhandel der Bundesrepublik, Ukrainisch-deutsche Beziehungen, and Neue Ostpolitik
Desk Russie publie la lettre ouverte de 73 experts allemands sur l’Europe de l’Est et la sécurité internationale, publiée pour la première fois en allemand par Zeit Online, le 14 janvier 2022. Des universitaires de renom s’adressent au... more
Desk Russie publie la lettre ouverte de 73 experts allemands sur l’Europe de l’Est et la sécurité internationale, publiée pour la première fois en allemand par Zeit Online, le 14 janvier 2022. Des universitaires de renom s’adressent au gouvernement et aux partis politiques représentés au Parlement allemand. Exposant une politique russe destructrice et agressive, ce document important pourrait enfin inciter le gouvernement allemand et la communauté d’hommes d’affaires allemande à mieux évaluer la menace que représente le Kremlin pour l’ensemble du monde occidental.
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This article assesses the processes and trends of desecuritisation through the deradicalisation of identity politics within the higher education sector in Afghanistan. It examines the desecuritisation of radicalisation through efforts... more
This article assesses the processes and trends of desecuritisation through the deradicalisation of identity politics within the higher education sector in Afghanistan. It examines the desecuritisation of radicalisation through efforts directed at deradicalisation in the context of a securitised conflict environment. The article draws on the data generated through interviews and discussions with actors engaged with higher education. Higher education, while manipulated by numerous actors for ideo-political purposes, can function as a ‘desecuritisation’ and ‘deradicalisation’ mechanism by supplementing the statebuilding efforts, and more subtly, by providing a venue for critical teaching and learning processes. This article highlights that while the sector is typically a very low reconstruction priority, if addressed strategically, it has the potential to contribute to the desecuritisation of ethnic politics through the deradicalisation of ethnic grievances and hence function as a cata...
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Abstract This article analyses the development of the European Union (EU) as a global actor in the area of climate security. Building on this, it explicitly draws on constructivist concepts such as norm entrepreneurship and epistemic... more
Abstract This article analyses the development of the European Union (EU) as a global actor in the area of climate security. Building on this, it explicitly draws on constructivist concepts such as norm entrepreneurship and epistemic communities. To this end, it adopts the ...
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... 50 (Paris: Institute for Security Studies, January 2004); B. Müller-Wille, “The Effect of International Terrorism on EU Intelligence Co-Operation,” Journal of Common Market Studies 46(1) (January 2008); OR Villadsen, “Prospects for a... more
... 50 (Paris: Institute for Security Studies, January 2004); B. Müller-Wille, “The Effect of International Terrorism on EU Intelligence Co-Operation,” Journal of Common Market Studies 46(1) (January 2008); OR Villadsen, “Prospects for a European Common Intelligence Policy ...
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Abstract The ‘area of freedom, security and justice’ in the EU has experienced significant developments during the Tampere programme (1999–2004). This article makes two significant points. First, European integration is possible in areas... more
Abstract The ‘area of freedom, security and justice’ in the EU has experienced significant developments during the Tampere programme (1999–2004). This article makes two significant points. First, European integration is possible in areas of ‘high politics’, despite all expectations. Secondly, the Commission can (though not always does) play a significant role in this process — the role of a supranational policy entrepreneur. This empirical twin‐argument reveals shortcomings of intergovernmental understanding of European integration. The article analyses the high‐profile case of the European arrest warrant, its legal and political construction, and demonstrates the significance of the Commission in the political adoption process.
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Professor Patricia Bauer, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Al Orman, Giza 12613, Egypt. Email: pakbauer@gmail.com ... Dr. Giselle Bosse, Political Science Department, Mastricht University, Maastricht, The... more
Professor Patricia Bauer, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Al Orman, Giza 12613, Egypt. Email: pakbauer@gmail.com ... Dr. Giselle Bosse, Political Science Department, Mastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Email: g.bosse@maastrichtuniversity.nl ... Dr. Tom Casier, Lecturer in International Relations, University of Kent/Brussels, School of International Studies, Boulevard de la Plaine 5, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium. Email: T.Casier@kent.ac.uk ... Dr. Daniela Irrera, Assistant Professor of Political ...
Se vuelve a pedir la creación de centros de tramitación de las solicitudes de asilo fuera de la UE. Pero aún hay objeciones y obstáculos. En noviembre de 2014, el Ministro del Interior alemán Thomas de Maizière sacó a flote la idea de... more
Se vuelve a pedir la creación de centros de tramitación de las solicitudes de asilo fuera de la UE. Pero aún hay objeciones y obstáculos. En noviembre de 2014, el Ministro del Interior alemán Thomas de Maizière sacó a flote la idea de establecer "centros de acogida y de partida" en los países de tránsito más importantes del norte de África, en los que se tramitasen las solicitudes de asilo. Al eliminar la obligación de pisar suelo europeo para poder pedirlo los solicitantes no necesitarían embarcarse en peligrosos y costosos viajes por el Mediterráneo hasta Europa. La tramitación extraterritorial de las solicitudes de asilo no es una idea nueva. Ya en 1986 Dinamarca diseñó un proyecto de resolución en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) para crear centros de este organismo en el que se tramitaran las solicitudes de asilo y en el que se coordinara el reasentamiento de los refugiados entre todos los Estados. Unos años más tarde, en una consulta intergubernamenta...
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This article examines the extent to which, if any, the development of Europol’s external relations over time has contributed to the integration of EU policing and criminal justice. More precisely, with reference to the academic debates on... more
This article examines the extent to which, if any, the development of Europol’s external relations over time has contributed to the integration of EU policing and criminal justice. More precisely, with reference to the academic debates on ‘intergovernmentalism’ and ‘supranationalism’, it examines the extent to and the ways in which the growth in Europol’s external relations has indicated a move away from intergovernmentalism towards more supranationalism in the EU’s policing and criminal justice cooperation. It does so by systematically examining the development of Europol’s external relations over time using a continuum ranging from ‘intergovernmentalism’ to ‘supranationalism’ as ideal-types, whilst arguing for not reducing supranationalism to the ‘Community method’. The article shows that the balance between intergovernmental and supranational features in the governance of Europol’s external relations has changed over time as the latter have been gradually reinforced. Starting fro...
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Terrorists trained on European soil, but originating from the Middle East, attacked the world&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s only superpower on September 11, 2001. Countering this terrorist threat has become an increasingly significant... more
Terrorists trained on European soil, but originating from the Middle East, attacked the world&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s only superpower on September 11, 2001. Countering this terrorist threat has become an increasingly significant part of European Foreign Policy. At the same time, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) has become an increasingly important dimension of European Foreign Policy. This article examines the extent to which
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Ответ экспертов по Восточной Европе на открытое письмо немецких интеллектуалов "Перемирие сейчас!", опубликованное в "Zeit Online" 29 июня 2022
Research Interests: Украина, современные международные отношения, европейская интеграция, геополитика, Германия, and 11 moreгеополитический актор, внешняя политика Украины, внешняя политика России, Международные отношения, военное дело, Россия и Европейский союз, Украино-российские отношения, Российская агрессия против Украины, немецко-русские взаимосвязи, российско-украинская война, and военное вмешательство
We – representatives of civil society, scientific and cultural communities in Ukraine and in EU countries – urge the German Bundestag, the French National Assembly, the House of Representatives of The Netherlands, the Chamber of Deputies... more
We – representatives of civil society, scientific and cultural communities in Ukraine and in EU countries – urge the German Bundestag, the French National Assembly, the House of Representatives of The Netherlands, the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament, the National Council of the Austrian Parliament, the Congress of Deputies of Spain, the Assembly of the Portuguese Republic, the Hellenic Parliament, the National Assembly of Hungary to endorse Ukraine’s application for EU candidate status and support it with the necessary political will and enthusiasm that will lead to its realisation. EU candidate status for Ukraine has the potential to confer immense benefits for Ukraine: firstly, it will provide a powerful incentive for Ukrainians to undertake the necessary steps to achieve integration; secondly, it will provide an institutional framework for post-war reconstruction of the Ukrainian economy. At the same time, the EU will gain a candidate whose credentials have been burnished in the most challenging of crucibles, namely war, and in the face of what where once thought to be insuperable odds. To gain such a candidate would be to rejuvenate the entire EU project. Importantly, such a step now will be the expression of the EU’s confidence that Ukraine will prevail in this war and will significantly boost Ukraine’s resistance capacity.
Research Interests: European integration, Ukrainian Studies, European Foreign Policy, European Union, European Union (International Studies), and 13 moreEnlargement and Integration in the EU, European Union Politics, European Union external relations, Central and Eastern Europe, Ukraine, Foreign Policy of Ukraine, EU Foreign Policy, EU institutions, EU foreign policy, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, securitization, EU Enlargement, Association Agreement, New EU members, European and euroatlantic integration of Ukraine, and EU Accession Negotiations
Desk Russie publie la lettre ouverte de 73 experts allemands sur l’Europe de l’Est et la sécurité internationale, publiée pour la première fois en allemand par Zeit Online, le 14 janvier 2022. Des universitaires de renom s’adressent au... more
Desk Russie publie la lettre ouverte de 73 experts allemands sur l’Europe de l’Est et la sécurité internationale, publiée pour la première fois en allemand par Zeit Online, le 14 janvier 2022. Des universitaires de renom s’adressent au gouvernement et aux partis politiques représentés au Parlement allemand. Exposant une politique russe destructrice et agressive, ce document important pourrait enfin inciter le gouvernement allemand et la communauté d’hommes d’affaires allemande à mieux évaluer la menace que représente le Kremlin pour l’ensemble du monde occidental.