Democracy, Society and the Governance of Security - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521616425 ISBN 13: 9780521616423

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

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.

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Paperback. Pub Date: 2006 Pages: 304 Publisher: Camidge. University Press 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 ing 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 ing cutting-edge theoretical analyses to bear o...

Review:

"It is a top-tier collection of papers that will become a recurrent reference point in ongoing discussions about security, policing and governance."
Kevin D. Haggerty, University of Alberta, Canadian Journal of Sociology Online

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521616425
• ISBN 13: 9780521616423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Wood Jennifer