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Politicization and Securitization of International Migrations : Exploring the Relationship Drawing upon the contributions to the 2011 special issue of Critique Internationale addressing the politicization of individuals, this article takes a complementary approach that underscores the relevance and validity of bringing an international perspective to bear on discussions of politicization by juxtaposing processes of politicization and securitization in the domain of post-Cold War international migrations. The main argument of the article is that these two processes, while distinct, are neither mutually exclusive nor intrinsically in competition with one another. The case of international migrations to Canada and, in particular, the ways in which some media and political agents have emphasized these two processes serve to illustrate the argument. ■