You say security, we say safety : speaking and talking ‘security’ in Kyrgyzstan Wilkinson, Cai 2007, You say security, we say safety : speaking and talking ‘security’ in Kyrgyzstan, in CPS Working Papers No. 10, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway, pp. 183-194. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads wilkinson-yousaysecurity-2007.pdf Published version application/pdf 541.33KB 211 Title You say security, we say safety : speaking and talking ‘security’ in Kyrgyzstan Author(s) Wilkinson, Cai orcid.org/0000-0002-8702-750X Conference name Methodologies in peace research. Conference (2007 : Tromsø, Norway) Conference location Tromsø, Norway Conference dates 21-23 Mar. 2007 Title of proceedings CPS Working Papers No. 10 Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2007 Conference series Methodologies in peace research. Conference Start page 183 End page 194 Total pages 12 Publisher University of Tromso Place of publication Tromso, Norway Keyword(s) Kyrgyzstan security fieldwork positionality Summary The Copenhagen School's notion of securitization is widely recognised as an important theoretical innovation in the conceptualisation of security, not least for its potential for including a range of actors and spatial scales beyond the state. However, its empirical utility remains more open to question due to a lack of reflexivity regarding local socio-cultural contexts, narrow focus on speech and inherently retrospective nature. Drawing on fieldwork conducted by the author in Kyrgyzstan between September 2005 and June 2006, this paper will examine the implications of these limitations for conducting empirical research on "security" logistically and methodologically. Centrally, the question of how “security” can be researched in the field will be discussed. Consideration will be given to the researcher’s role in talking “security” and how “security” can effectively be located and explicated through the creation of ethnomethodological “thick description”. Issues of contingency, multiple voices and power loci, and inter-cultural translation will be addressed. The paper will conclude with a consideration of how local knowledge can be used to inform our research and help find ways to bridge the divide between the field and theory. ISSN 1503-1365 Language eng Field of Research 160607 International Relations Socio Economic Objective 940399 International Relations not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category E2.1 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed Copyright notice ©2007, University of Tromso Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30050291 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Humanities and Social Sciences Open Access Collection   Link to Related Work You say security, we say safety : speaking and talking ‘security’ in Kyrgyzstan (deposited 28-12-2021) University of Tromso Publisher (deposited 15-03-2013)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 23 Jan 2013, 16:05:49 EST Thu, 24 Jan 2013, 09:32:21 EST Thu, 24 Jan 2013, 09:33:02 EST Mon, 11 Feb 2013, 11:31:09 EST Mon, 11 Feb 2013, 11:35:32 EST Tue, 12 Feb 2013, 08:21:20 EST Tue, 12 Feb 2013, 08:24:00 EST Tue, 30 Jul 2013, 15:13:10 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 20:22:46 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:38:43 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:22:30 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 140 Abstract Views, 212 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 23 Jan 2013, 16:05:37 EST by Cai Wilkinson