Democracy, society and the governance of security /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Jennifer Wood and Benoît Dupont.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 291 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-284) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction : understanding the governance of security / Jennifer Wood and Benoît Dupont -- Reflections on the refusal to acknowledge private governments / Clifford Shearing -- Transnational security governance / Les Johnston -- Two case studies of American anti-terrorism / Peter K. Manning -- Power struggles in the field of security : implications for democratic transformation / Benoît Dupont -- Policing and security as "club goods" : the new enclosures? / Adam Crawford -- The state, the people and democratic policing : the case of South Africa / Monique Marks and Andrew Goldsmith -- Necessary virtues : the legitimate place of the state in the production of security / Ian Loader and Neil Walker -- From security to health / Scott Burris -- Research and innovation in the field of security : a nodal governance view / Jennifer Wood -- Conclusion : the future of democracy / Benoît Dupont and Jennifer Wood.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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What do we know about the ways in which 'security' is thought about and promoted in today's pluralized field of delivery? Are democratic values being advanced and protected, or threatened and compromised? Wood and Dupont bring together a team of renowned scholars to shed light on our understanding.
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Title
Democracy, society and the governance of security.
International Standard Book Number
0521850924
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Crime prevention.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Democracy.
Internal security.
National security.
Police administration.
Police.
Political science.
Private security services.
Criminalité-- Prévention.
Démocratie.
Justice pénale-- Administration.
Police-- Administration.
Police.
Sécurité nationale.
Sécurité, Services privés de.
Sûreté de l'État.
Bewachungsgewerbe
Crime prevention.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Democracy.
Internal security.
National security.
Police administration.
Police.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Law Enforcement.