Ideologija in sekuritizacija: študija primera učinka komunistične ideologije na zunanjo politiko Kitajske : the case study of the effect of Communist ideology on China's foreign policy

Burzanović, Danilo (author), Požgan, Jure (mentor)

Cilj magistrske naloge je preveriti učinek ideologije na sekuritizacijo in zunanjo politiko. V magistrski nalogi ugotavljam, da so tradicionalne teorije varnosti preveč poenostavljene, monokavzalne in ne pojasnijo celostno dinamike delovanja državnih akterjev. Magistrska naloga koncepta ideologije omogoča primernejšo razlago delovanja države, saj proučuje kako ideologija določa cilje in načine doseganja teh ciljev za odločevalce. Ideologija na varnostno politiko držav vpliva tudi s tem, da sproži proces sekuritizacije. V nalogi preverjam predpostavko o obstoju dveh načinov, na katera lahko ideologija sproži proces sekuritizacije. Prvi način je preprosto posredovanje idej, medtem ko je drugi način mogoče zaslediti v situaciji, ko ideologija predstavlja ključni mehanizem, ki državnemu režimu omogoči pridobitev legitimnosti. S študijo primera Kitajske, ki je bila izbrana za analizo zaradi njene ideološke heterodoksnosti in (mednarodne) politične pomembnosti, pokažem, da je bila sekuritizacija prisotna na Kitajskem že vse od Maa (do Xija), intenzivnost sekuritizacije pa je bila odvisna od stopnje ideologizacije. Na primeru zunanjih odnosov med Kitajsko in Avstralijo nato proučim učinke te ideološke sekuritizacije na zunanjo politiko Kitajske in na njene odnose z liberalnimi demokracijami. Diplomsko delo pokaže, da prav tovrstna ideološka sekuritizacija zahteva domače vmešavanje Kitajske v Avstraliji, s čimer se zadovoljijo kitajski varnostni pomisleki.

• Language: English
• Keywords: sekuritizacija, ideologija, zunanja politika Kitajske, odnosi med Avstralijo in Kitajsko
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [D. Burzanović]
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: 113 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-138296
• UDC: 327:355.02(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 116200451
• Publication date in RUL: 14.07.2022

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Ideology and securitization: The case study of the effect of Communist ideology on China's foreign policy : magistrsko delo

Abstract

The thesis aims to demonstrate the effects of ideology on securitization and foreign policy in general. Traditional security theories are found to be too simplistic and monocausal, they fail to explain the entire dynamics of state behavior. Evocation of ideology will help us better understand state actions as ideology determines goals and ways of achieving these goals by decision makers. One of the ways for ideology to influence security policy is by starting the process of securitization. The thesis assumes that there are two ways for ideology to trigger the process of securitization: the first way is through simple provision of ideas, whereas the second one is in a situation when ideology is a crucial mechanism for state regime to obtain legitimacy. China has been selected as a case to be analyzed because of its ideological heterodoxy and importance. The thesis determines that securitization was present from Mao to Xi, and the intensity of securitization depended on the degree of ideologization by each regime. Foreign relations between China and Australia are then used to ascertain the effects of this ideological securitization on Chinese foreign policy and its relations with liberal democracies, as Australia’s liberalism and proximity to China make it an ideal case for showing how Chinese securitization influences its foreign policy. The thesis shows that this kind of ideological securitization necessitates domestic interference by China in Australia in order for Chinese security concerns to be satisfied.

• Keywords: securitization, ideology, foreign policy of China, Australia-China relations