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Fifth Columns, Geopolitics, and Elite Interests Fifth Columns, Geopolitics, and Elite Interests
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Fifth-Column Threats and Nationality Law Fifth-Column Threats and Nationality Law
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Jordan’s Successful Nationality Law Reform in 1954 Jordan’s Successful Nationality Law Reform in 1954
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Case Background Case Background
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Fifth-Column Links Fifth-Column Links
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Domestic Reactions Domestic Reactions
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Domestic Motivations for Fifth-Column Framing Domestic Motivations for Fifth-Column Framing
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Jordan’s Failed Nationality Law Reform in 2014 Jordan’s Failed Nationality Law Reform in 2014
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Case Background Case Background
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Fifth-Column Links Fifth-Column Links
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Domestic Motivations for Fifth-Column Framing Domestic Motivations for Fifth-Column Framing
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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References References
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7 Security Threats or Citizens? Fifth-Column Rhetoric in Jordan
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Published:June 2022
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Abstract
When and why do political elites publicly frame groups as fifth columns? While some argue that geopolitical factors explain when states identify groups as fifth columns, others emphasize domestic political concerns. This chapter finds that, although geopolitical dynamics are central in defining groups as fifth columns, the decision to frame groups in this way tends to reflect domestic political interests. This chapter unpacks these interests and argues that political elites can frame groups, whether citizens or not, strategically as fifth columns to securitize and avoid introducing new policies. However, when political elites favor a new policy, they will avoid securitizing it and engaging fifth-column frames—even when these frames are easily accessible. This chapter unpacks these arguments by examining variations in Jordan’s framing of Palestinians as fifth columns over time by using process tracing to examine two cases of nationality law reform in Jordan in 1954 and 2014.
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