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Abstract

Securitization theory has been actively used in foreign migration research since the 2000s, but little is known about it in Russia. In a few domestic works on migration securitization, this theoretical approach is often completely misinterpreted. In addition, in these works, as a rule, there is practically no empirical base. This would suggest that securitization is perceived by a significant number of Russian authors not as a productive analytical framework, but as a fashionable term, the use of which makes it possible to give the text the necessary sciolism. At the same time, securitization theory is valued abroad for its high heuristic potential. The large amount of high-quality empirical research carried out in this theoretical paradigm makes it safe to say that it is a useful analytical tool that allows taking a fresh look at many processes associated with security problems and come to theoretically sound conclusions. This review will focus on foreign works devoted to the migration securitization in different countries of the world, which provide a good example of how securitization theory can be effectively used in empirical research.