Abstract

OVANDO SANTANA, Cristian. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY IN CHILEAN PROJECTION IN THE SOUTHERN CONE: ¿FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY DOCTRINE TOWARDS BUILDING SECURITY COMMUNITIES OR THE EMERGENCE OF SECURITIZATION?. rev.relac.int.estrateg.segur. [online]. 2012, vol.7, n.2, pp.193-219. ISSN 1909-3063.

In this paper we suggest that the evolution of the international situation in the Southern Cone of America in the security field, from the mid-seventies, has been interpreted by the national security doctrine and, subsequently, by moderate constructivist approaches. In the early nineties, the latter began to receive more attention as way of addressing the regional challenges in a context of internationalization and democratization of the political entities in the region. This is reflected in the use of concepts as security communities and relational autonomy, as well as the contributions of human security approaches. However, we also emphasize a rethinking of the traditional perspectives with the relevance of the realist approaches, and those advanced by the securitization of some issues, in particular those regarding the threat building related to the instrumentalization of enduring disputes over borders.

Keywords : Southern Cone; the national security doctrine; security communities; securitization; epistemic communities.

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