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Securitising money to counter terrorist finance : some unintended consequences for developing economies
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dc.contributor.author | Vlcek, William | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-12T11:10:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-12T11:10:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-11-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vlcek , W 2015 , ' Securitising money to counter terrorist finance : some unintended consequences for developing economies ' , International Studies Perspectives , vol. 16 , no. 4 , pp. 406 - 422 . https://doi.org/10.1111/insp.12068 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1528-3577 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 74460271 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: ecf65721-b9fb-4115-8391-38308813a463 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 84946482633 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-8647-5258/work/58055322 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000364342700003 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/8003 | |
dc.description.abstract | With its roots in the “war on drugs” and the criminalization of money laundering, the global initiative to combat the financing of terrorism (CFT) provides one strategy for preventing and preempting terrorist attacks. In public pronouncements, terrorist finance was named the “lifeblood” and “oxygen” for terrorism itself, thus displaying an analogy suggesting that its mere removal could bring an end to terrorism. Following the theoretical perspective of the Copenhagen School of security studies, this paper argues that national and international measures against terrorist finance constitute the “securitization” of money. By situating money as the essential component to an existential threat, it was possible to justify extraordinary measures to monitor financial transactions. These measures produced unintended consequences prompting resistance and an evolution of procedures to reduce those consequences. This paper considers two affected areas (migrant remittances and financial inclusion) and points to the potential use of financial surveillance against grand corruption. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Studies Perspectives | en |
dc.rights | © 2013 International Studies Association. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms). This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/insp.12068 | en |
dc.subject | Terrorist finance | en |
dc.subject | Securitisation | en |
dc.subject | Development | en |
dc.subject | HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare | en |
dc.subject | HG Finance | en |
dc.subject | BDC | en |
dc.subject | R2C | en |
dc.subject | SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth | en |
dc.subject | SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions | en |
dc.subject.lcc | HV | en |
dc.subject.lcc | HG | en |
dc.title | Securitising money to counter terrorist finance : some unintended consequences for developing economies | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Postprint | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of International Relations | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Global Law and Governance | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1111/insp.12068 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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