Governing security : the hidden origins of American security agencies / Mariano-Florentino Cuellar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cuéllar, Mariano-Florentino.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Federal Security Agency.

United States.

United States. Department of Homeland Security.

National security--United States.

National security.

Internal security--United States.

Internal security.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford Law Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Statutes and regulations are frequently designed to affect the public in specific ways. But exactly how these laws ultimately impact the public often depends on how politicians go about securing control of the complex public agencies that implement policies, and how these organizations in turn are used to define the often-contested concept of "national security." Governing Security explores this dynamic by investigating the surprising history of two major federal agencies that touch the lives of Americans every day: the Roosevelt-era Federal Security Agency––which eventually became today's Department of Health and Human Services––and the more recently created Department of Homeland Security. By describing the legal, political, and institutional history of both organizations, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar offers a compelling account of crucial developments affecting the basic architecture of our nation. He shows how Americans end up choosing security goals not through an elaborate technical process, but in lively and overlapping settings involving conflict over statutory programs, agency autonomy, presidential power, and priorities for domestic and international risk regulation. Ultimately, as Cuéllar shows, ongoing fights about the scope of national security reshape the very structure of government and the intricate process through which statutes and regulations are implemented, particularly during––or in anticipation of––a national crisis.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Preface and Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Chapter 1. The Twin Problems of Governing Security

Chapter 2. Rethinking Law, Security, and Organizational Structure

Chapter 3. Arming Democracy

Chapter 4. Just How Secure Are You at This Moment?

Chapter 5. Democracies Need Not Always Be Weak

Chapter 6. Crosscurrents or Greater Velocity

Chapter 7. Maybe It’s Time to Think Big

Chapter 8. The Political Logic and Early Legacy of DHS

Chapter 9. No Matter What Fate May Have in Store

Chapter 10. An Organizational Gloss on Separation of Powers

Conclusion. One Supreme Objective for the Future

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804784344

0804784345

OCLC:

818883162