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Dangerous (Internal) Foreigners and Nation-Building: The Case of Canada

Department of Political Science and Philosophy at the University of the Fraser Valley, Rita.Dhamoon{at}ufv.ca

Yasmeen Abu-Laban

Department of Political Science at the University of Alberta, yasmeen{at}ualberta.ca

In this article we develop a theoretical framework attuned to the relationship between discourses of security, race/racialization, and foreignness. Applying this framework to three historic instances of Canadian national insecurity (Japanese-Canadian internment, the Front de libération du Québec crisis, and the Kanehsatake/Oka crisis), we argue that "foreignness" is produced and regulated in historically specific ways with consequences for how "the nation" is viewed. We demonstrate how this is especially evident in relation to racialized constructions of "internal dangerous foreigners." Our framework and findings invite larger disciplinary consideration of the post-September 11 security environment both in and outside Canada.

Key Words: Canada • minorities • immigration • racialization • security

International Political Science Review, Vol. 30, No. 2, 163-183 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0192512109102435


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