Sjöstedt on pandemics, securitization, and the importance of functional actors
In a recent article published in International Studies Review, Roxanna Sjöstedt theorizes and analyzes the role of so-called functional actors in securitization processes. This is an understudied category of actors who, while external to formal decision-making, nonetheless affect threat construction and security agenda setting by requesting, preempting, endorsing, or vetoing securitization moves.
https://www.svet.lu.se/en/article/sjostedt-pandemics-securitization-and-importance-functional-actors - 2026-06-27
