TY - JOUR AB - “Security policy is kept in the hands of those who define what a threat is.” Addressing the comprehensive field of migration research, this paper attempts to trace the relationship between, and offer an in-depthanalysis of, migration and (internal) security both in perception by society as well as in the political and scientific discourse. In dealing with this issue, one is easily tempted to overdo and lose track of the conceptual framework. Being a typical cross-sectoral matter and a part of migration research and other relevant fields, this issue is overly complex and intertwined. As an example, one could quote here the strong focus on security studies and their development; the research on identity and nation states in the post-Westphalian world, notably in light of the European integration process; questions related to the statistical coverage of delinquent behavior; and last but not least the thematic interdependencies resulting from an extended perception of security. While presenting the state of the art of research and examining the changing concept of security, this paper focuses on an analysis of purported and real security risks that (may) directly or indirectly result from immigration, and on demonstrating the link to various theories, such as the theory of the securitization of migration. AU - Jakubowicz, Linda DO - 10.7396/IE_2011_C ET - 3/2013 KW - migration security migration research security studies concept of security securitization of migration risk analysis L1 - http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_SIAK/4/2/1/ie2011/files/Jakubowicz_IE_2011.pdf LA - eng PY - 2011 SN - 1813-3495 SP - 26-39 ST - Migration and Security – an Unusual Perspective? T2 - SIAK-Journal − Journal for Police Science and Practice TI - Migration and Security – an Unusual Perspective? UR - http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_SIAK/4/2/1/ie2011/files/Jakubowicz_IE_2011.pdf VL - 1 ID - 412 ER -