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100			_aSTEELE Brent J.
245			_aIcons and ontological (in)security/ _cBrent J. Steele and Jelena Subotic
260			_c2024
520			_aWhat role do national icons play in a political community’s drive for ontological security? And what implications does this have for global politics? This article situates national icons in service of state ontological security. Icons both unify and divide political communities; therefore they serve, but also disrupt, ontological security-seeking of collectives. Building on research on ontological security and status in International Relations, we examine two case studies of national icons – Vesna Vulović, the celebrated Serbian flight attendant who miraculously survived a major plane crash, and Muhammad Ali, the American boxing legend. Both Vulović and Ali initially generated, and then countered, ontological security for their national communities as they transformed from popular culture celebrities into anti-regime political activists. We conclude the article by discussing opportunities for future avenues of research on icons and the politics of identity going forward.
598			_aNATIONAL ICONS, POLITICAL COMMUNITY, ONTOLOGICAL SECURITY, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, RACE, PROTEST, NEWARTICLS
650			_aNATIONAL ICONS
650			_aPOLITICAL COMMUNITY
650			_aONTOLOGICAL SECURITY
650			_a INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
650			_aRACE
650			_aPROTEST
773			_gEuropean Journal of International Security, Volume 9, Issue 2, May 2024, pg. 143-159
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