Based on two central questions - "is there a process of securitization of migration taking place?" and "is the concept of societal security useful for understanding some of the dilemmas faced by modern society?" - this article proposes a map of the recent academic debate, focusing on the European case. After analyzing the ideas of several and well-known authors, the article develops three critical arguments to the concept of "societal security", advanced mainly by the members of the Copenhagen School, which stimulates the dangerous process of securitization of migration.
Immigration; International security; Copenhagen School
