The politics of terror : the U.S. response to 9/11 / edited by William Crotty.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Crotty, William J.

Series:

• Northeastern series on democratization and political development
• The Northeastern series on democratization and political development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• National security--United States.
• National security.
• United States.
• Patriotism--United States.
• Patriotism.
• Civil rights--United States.
• Civil rights.
• Terrorism--United States.
• Terrorism.
• War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Political aspects--United States.
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
• United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
• Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2004]

Summary:

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, Americans were confronted with a new kind of war and a new kind of danger. After the strikes, institutions were created to mobilize the domestic response to potential terrorist threats and Congress passed legislation giving the president broad powers to fight terrorism and to provide heightened security for the nation. In this timely work, a team of experts addresses the question of how a democracy faces the challenge of balancing legitimate homeland security concerns against the rights and freedoms of its citizens. They evaluate the measures introduced in the aftermath of 9/11 and assess the far-reaching consequences of those changes for American politics and society.

Contents:

• 1 Moral Dilemmas
• Prerequisites for Morally Credible Condemnations of Terrorism / Stephen Nathanson 3
• 2 The Public Response: Democratic Values, Patriotism, and Citizenship
• Terrorism and the Remaking of American Politics / John Kenneth White 37
• The War on Terrorism and the New Patriotism / Scott L. McLean 64
• 3 Civil Liberties
• America's Wartime Presidents: Politics, National Security, and Civil Liberties / Jerome M. Mileur, Ronald Story 95
• Civil Liberties and the Judiciary in the Aftermath of 9/11 / Daniel Krislov 134
• Security versus Liberty: 9/11 and the American Public / Lynn M. Kuzma 160
• 4 Institutions and Public Policy
• On the Home Front: Institutional Mobilization to Fight the Threat of International Terrorism / William Crotty 191
• Are We Safer Today?: Organizational Responses to Terrorism / B. Guy Peters 235
• The Presidency Responds: The Implications of 9/11 for the Bush Administration's Policy Agenda / Richard J. Powell 252
• Conclusion: Terrorism, Security, and the American State 278.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1555535771

OCLC:

52251110