Schwarz, Kevin James2016-07-082016-07-082016-07-07vt_gsexam:8175http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71758This thesis adds to the literature surrounding technification in securitizing cyberspace by examining the role of technical experts in constituting threats in cyberspace at the level of the state. Furthermore, this thesis considers the impact of technocratic framing on the public's understanding of cyberspace and the historical conditions under which this framing developed.ETDIn CopyrightPolitical ScienceSecuritization TheoryCyberpoliticsThesis