Democracy, society, and the governance of security / edited by Jennifer Wood and Benoît Dupont.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wood, Jennifer, 1971- editor.

Dupont, Benoît, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internal security--Government policy.

Internal security.

National security.

Crime prevention.

Police.

Private security services.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Democracy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 291 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Democracy, Society & the Governance of Security

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The promotion of security is no longer a state monopoly. It is dispersed and takes place through the practices of states, corporations, non-governmental actors and community-based organizations. But what do we know about the ways in which 'security' is thought about and promoted in this 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 of the arrangements for contemporary security governance. Offering a 'friendly dialogue' between those who argue that democratic transformation rests in the development of strong state institutions and those who propose a more de-centered agenda, the scholars in this volume bring cutting-edge theoretical analyses to bear on empirical examples. This volume will appeal to researchers in the fields of criminology, political science, sociology and security studies.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-284) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-15382-4

1-280-43158-X

0-511-18401-8

0-511-14633-7

0-511-14589-6

0-511-31250-4

0-511-48935-8

0-511-14691-4

OCLC:

475969774