ABSTRACT

The outbreak of COVID-19 has shifted from an urgent health issue to a major security threat requiring emergency measures that go beyond normal policies. Many African governments have exploited this pandemic as a deadly threat facing both the state and society to justify unprecedented precautionary measures that restrict people’s freedoms. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyse the current trend of the interventionist state and its socio-political implications in the medium and long term. Using a qualitative approach and literature review, this study examined the impact of securitisation of COVID-19 on African societies. The key findings reveal that most of the African responses to the pandemic were cases of non-traditional securitisation issues. Therefore, such findings are relevant for further studies to explore new threats and risks in the context of securitisation.

摘要

COVID-19 的爆发已从紧急健康问题转变为重大安全威胁，需要采取超出正常政策的紧急措施。许多非洲政府利用这种流行病作为国家和社会面临的致命威胁，为限制人们自由的前所未有的预防措施辩护。因此，本研究的目的是分析干预主义国家的当前趋势及其中长期的社会政治影响。本研究采用定性方法和文献综述，检验了 COVID-19 证券化对非洲社会的影响。主要调查结果表明，非洲对这一流行病的大多数反应都是非传统的证券化问题。所以，