A tale of two currencies: talking about money and (De)Securitising moves in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum

IF 1.8 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Critical Studies on Security Pub Date : 2021-01-19 DOI:10.1080/21624887.2020.1858675
Faye Donnelly, William Vlcek
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ABSTRACT This article investigates a ‘tale of two currencies’ that played out during the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum. Taking our cue from securitisation literature, we examine what happens when currency is framed as a security issue and threat. Studying this case, however, we find that the Copenhagen School underestimate the ability of actors to perform (de)securitising moves within interactive games about financial security. In such instances, we contend that currency can have significant yet unpredictable effects on how security can be spoken, enacted, and contested. Drawing attention to the heated debates that erupted during the two televised debates aired by STV and BBC, we reveal that the question of currency shaped the ‘Better Together’ and ‘Yes’ campaigns during the 2014 referendum in divergent ways. In the process, we find that currency offers new opportunities for understanding how money can speak security in Scotland and beyond.
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两种货币的故事:在2014年苏格兰独立公投中谈论货币和(去)证券化举措
摘要本文调查了2014年苏格兰独立公投期间上演的“两种货币的故事”。根据证券化文献,我们研究了当货币被定义为安全问题和威胁时会发生什么。然而,研究这一案例,我们发现哥本哈根学派低估了参与者在关于金融安全的互动游戏中执行(去)证券化动作的能力。在这种情况下,我们认为,货币可能会对安全的言论、实施和争议产生重大但不可预测的影响。我们注意到STV和BBC播出的两次电视辩论中爆发的激烈辩论,我们发现货币问题以不同的方式影响了2014年公投期间的“一起更好”和“支持”运动。在这个过程中,我们发现货币为理解货币如何在苏格兰及其他地区表达安全提供了新的机会。
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