Chapter 4 Additionally, the boundaries created as a result of the distinction between securitization and politicization are not clearly defined and could thus give a wrong impression depending on the political context and the prevailing environment(Anthony, Emmers and Acharya as cited in Emmers, 2007). Furthermore, the Copenhagen School's style of analyzing security has been criticized as being Eurocentric in nature as it does not reflect the concerns and dynamics of questions raised by the issue of security in other parts of the world(Wilkinson, 2007). This notwithstanding, considering that the process of securitization brings together actors, speech acts, and referent objects, one may consider the use of discourse in various speech acts in relation to the process of securitization. Hate speech, as a form of language use, may be present in political discourse, and may possibly provide a threat to the security of the referent objects. The weakness or otherwise of this theory would be highlighted against the backdrop of adapting securitization processes in managing the increasing trend of the use of insults and derogatory language in Ghana's political discourse. The Nexus between Hate Speech, Political Discourse and Violence Freedom of speech may indeed be one of the indicators of the entrenchment of human rights in every democracy. However, when this right is misapplied or abused for political gain, for instance, it has the potential of creating a volatile milieu with tensions, mistrusthatred, intolerance, and suspicions that have the potential to lead to acts of violence under the slightest provocation. 107