ABSTRACT
Contemporary scholarship on securitization has been marked by an expansion of interest from disciplines as diverse as political science, criminology, psychology, cultural studies, sociology, philosophy, etc. The securitization of a cyber-threat, meanwhile, may mean the temporary shutting down of the internet, hacking back using offensive cyber-security capabilities and also one-off military strikes. The element of social and political construction involved in securitization is valid and powerful, alas it has had the unfortunate effect that the existence of real threats is almost completely neglected. The securitization of immigration is vehemently opposed by the majority of academics, whose political allegiances tend to lie on the left of the political spectrum. Just securitization theory, enables scholars of security to examine the justness of any past or present securitizations, it equips security practitioners with tools helping them decide what they ought to do in relevant situations.
