different between security vs securitization

English

Alternative forms

• secuerity (mostly obsolete)

Etymology

secure +? -ity, from Middle English securite, from Middle French securité (modern sécurité), from Latin s?c?rit?s, from Latin s?c?rus (“safe, secure”), from se- (“without”) +? cura (“care”); see cure. Similar to Latin sine cura (“without care, carefree”), which led to English sinecure. Doublet of surety.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s??kj????ti/, /s??kj????ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /s??kj??.??ti/, [s??kj??.???i], /s??kj??.??ti/, [s??kj??.???i]

Noun

security (countable and uncountable, plural securities)

1. (uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
2. (countable) Something that secures.
3. An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
4. (law) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
5. (law) Freedom from apprehension.
7. (finance, often used in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock.^W
8. (finance) Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
9. (finance) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
10. A guarantee.
11. (obsolete) Carelessness; negligence.

Synonyms

• (condition of not being threatened): safety
• (something that secures): protection
• (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation): guarantee, surety
• See also Thesaurus:security

Antonyms

• insecurity (condition of being threatened)

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Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ?????? (sekyuriti)

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References

• security at OneLook Dictionary Search
• security in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• security in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• security on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Alternative forms

• securitisation (UK)

Etymology

From securitize +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /s??kj????t??ze???n/

Noun

securitization (countable and uncountable, plural securitizations)

1. (commerce, finance) The fact or process of securitizing assets; the conversion of loans into securities, usually in order to sell them on to other investors.
2. (politics) The act of convincing a relevant audience to treat a topic as a matter of security (regardless of whether it constitutes an actual threat), thus justifying the use of extraordinary measures.
   • 2004, Kristof Tamas, Mapping Study on International Migration, Inst for Future Studies

     The negative side - effects of securitization of migration have, however, become exacerbated as many Muslims in the U.S. and elsewhere have experienced heightened scrutiny and disbelief while travelling and in everyday life.

   • 2009, Amnon Aran, Israel's Foreign Policy Towards the PLO: The Impact of Globalization

     The strength of the belief generated what Buzan terms a securitization effect , whereby irrespective of whether or not a material threat exists, something is constructed as a threat, with this understanding being accepted by a wide and/or specifically relevant audience.

   • 2009, Judith Ann Warner, Battleground Immigration: M-Z, Greenwood (?ISBN)

     The emphasis on the securitization of immigration actually began before September 11 and has resulted in policy change towards criminalizing undocumented immigrants in both the United States and Europe.

   • 2011, Philippe Bourbeau, The Securitization of Migration: A Study of Movement and Order, Taylor & Francis (?ISBN), page 126:

     ... although the securitization of migration can be observed in both Canada and France, ...

   • 2012, H. J. S. Fernando, Z.B. Klai?, J.L. McCulley, National Security and Human Health Implications of Climate Change, Springer Science & Business Media (?ISBN), page 46:

     Use of the TP/E metaphor plays a significant role in this context, since it may be interpreted as a deliberate 'act of securitization' [3] aiming at moving the climate change issue from the domain of ordinary politics to the domain of 'security politics', ...

   • 2020, Anatol Lieven, Climate Change and the Nation State: The Case for Nationalism in a Warming World, Oxford University Press, USA (?ISBN), page 7:

     Nonetheless, in the case of climate change, securitization is appropriate and necessary: because this genuinely is an existential threat to all major states; ...

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