@article{502, author = {Amir Lupovici}, title = {The dual-use security dilemma and the social construction of insecurity}, abstract = {In this article I introduce the concept of the “dual-use security dilemma,” specifically through elaborating on two main aspects that shape this dilemma. First, inspired by traditional security scholarship, I focus on the spiral dynamics of actors responding to the insecurities raised by dual-use technologies that affect this type of dilemma. Second, I further develop a securitization reading of the traditional security dilemma, tracing how social constructions of insecurities and the justification of extraordinary measures affect the dynamics of the security dilemma. }, year = {2021}, journal = {Informa UK Limited}, month = {2021-01-06}, issn = {1352-3260}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13523260.2020.1866845}, doi = {10.1080/13523260.2020.1866845}, note = {Combining these two aspects, I suggest that enunciators shape the dynamics of the dual-use security dilemma by using specific rationales of insecurity to mobilize support for measures against opponents holding dual-use technologies, whose response further fuels insecurity that spirals over time. The innovative theoretical and policy implications of this research become especially important given the rise of dual-use cyber technologies.}, }