Against Securitisation

Power today often wears the guise of everyday security. This paper from Noor, in collaboration with The Polis Project, traces how far-right and fundamentalist agendas are embedded not only in laws and policies but in the infrastructures, technologies, and systems that shape daily life. From border enforcement and biometric systems to militarized policing and digital surveillance, securitization reorganizes movement, assembly, and solidarity while normalizing narratives that serve extremist and authoritarian interests.

Grounded in Global South contexts, this analysis highlights how tools now framed as exceptional in the Global North have long been routine in postcolonial states, showing how emergency powers harden into semi-permanent systems of control. The paper examines how security regimes operate through corporate networks, platforms, data brokers, and defense industries, tracing the flows of power that connect states, institutions, and extremist actors across borders.

Offered as a resource for movements, researchers, and advocates, this paper aims to illuminate the hidden architecture of contemporary security and provide a lens for imagining forms of safety and justice that are collective, liberatory, and grounded in shared political life.

A Joint Initiative

A Joint Initiative Produced in partnership with The Polis Project, this paper reflects a joint effort between Noor and The Polis Project to trace how far-right and fundamentalist agendas are embedded in laws, infrastructures, and systems that shape daily life and constrain rights and freedoms worldwide.

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