Security as politics : beyond the state of exception / Andrew W. Neal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neal, Andrew W., 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--History.

National security.

Military policy--History.

Military policy.

Strategy--History.

Strategy.

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 326 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Edinburgh University Press, [2019]

Contents:

1 In Defence of Politics against Security? p. 1

Security as a threat to politics p. 2

The growth of security and the Hobbesian trap p. 4

In defence of politics p. 7

Normative politics against security: From extraordinary politics to normal politics p. 12

From Hobbes to Machiavelli: From state survival to political survival p. 19

From Schmitt to Weber: From sovereign exception to the profession and vocation of politics p. 23

The UK example p. 28

2 How Do We Know Security When We See It? Problematisation as Method p. 42

The 'everything becomes security' trap p. 45

The problem with 'strictly defined criteria' of security p. 47

Contextual security p. 50

Foucault's historical empiricism: Dispensing with definitions p. 56

Problematising security p. 62

History as war? p. 67

Foucault contra Foucaultians p. 71

From governmentality to politics p. 73

3 Securitization and Politicisation p. 84

Critique of the norm/exception binary p. 87

Spheres and activities of politics p. 90

The politicisation/depoliticisation debate p. 95

Politicisation and arena migrations p. 100

The UK example p. 106

4 Politicians, Security Politics and the Political Game p. 115

Understanding the political game p. 117

Political sociology: Discourses, norms, structures p. 120

Unequal parliamentary power relationships p. 125

The power relationships and norms of security politics p. 127

The dilemma of had faith p. 139

Habitus and the House of Lords p. 145

The breakdown of trust and deference p. 147

5 Can One Person Make a Difference? Fearless Speech vs. Security Politics p. 161

Parresia and its problematisations p. 167

The problematisation of truth in security politics p. 175

Parresia as a rejection of the rules of the game p. 178

Conclusion: 'Nevertheless, in spite of everything' p. 185

6 Security as Normal Politics: The Rise of Security in Parliamentary Committees p. 194

The stakes of committee politics: Democratic legitimacy and executive oversight p. 198

The 1980s as 'traditional' security politics and the beginnings of change p. 204

The 1990s: Intelligence oversight and post-Cold War security issues p. 209

The 2000s: Post-9/11 politicisation p. 216

2010 onwards p. 223

Conclusion: The migration of security into the political arena p. 227

7 Security as a Whole-of-Government Project: Risk, Economy, Politics p. 236

Osborne goes to China: The NSC, risk assessment and balance p. 237

Threat and risk in the National Security Strategy p. 241

Risk as depoliticisation? p. 245

Security as not Blair: Security from the joined-up centre p. 250

Security, risk and political economy p. 257

Conclusion: Security as economy, security as politics p. 260.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474450928

147445092X

OCLC:

1057741791