The Security Needs of International Students: An Analysis in Terms of the Securitization Theory

International students, who play a significant role in the internationalization of higher education, need a secure area in the host country, which is especially important for international students in higher education. In some states, these students are considered a potential threat to national secu...

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Published inGazi Akademik Bakis Dergisi Vol. 16; no. 32; pp. 271 - 291
Main Authors Özkan, Arda, Taşçı, Gülşah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Turkish
Published Ankara Gazi Academic View 01.01.2023
Gazi Akademik Bakış
Professor Dr. Hale Sivgin
Subjects
Education
Education policy
Education reform
Environmental security
Foreign students
Globalization
Higher Education
Host country
International organizations
International relations
International security
Migration
Mobility
National security
Qualitative research
Research methodology
Securitization
Security and defense
Students
Threats
higher education
mobility
International students
securitization
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Summary:International students, who play a significant role in the internationalization of higher education, need a secure area in the host country, which is especially important for international students in higher education. In some states, these students are considered a potential threat to national security and subject to various inequalities of opportunity, however, ironically, the states do not adequately address the higher education policies regarding the security needs of international students. This study aimed to discuss factors that affect the higher education mobility process of international students based on securitization and analyze the security needs of these students in terms of the conceptual framework. As a result of the study, the findings regarding the military, political, economic, societal and environmental security needs of international students were revealed and all relevant education actors were invited to be questioned.
ISSN:1307-9778
1309-5137
DOI:10.19060/gav.1315170