Counter-Terrorism and the Post-Democratic State (Monash Studies in Global Movements series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845429176 ISBN 13: 9781845429171

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

The 'war on terror' and ongoing terrorist attacks around the world have generated a growing body of literature on national and international measures to counteract terrorist activity. This detailed study investigates an aspect of contemporary counter-terrorism that has been largely overlooked; the impact of these measures on the continued viability of the democratic state.

Democratic nations are now facing an unprecedented challenge - to respond to global terrorism without simultaneously overturning fundamental human and political rights. The book addresses the critical question of whether, in the context of the 'war on terror', the national security imperative has compromised the democratic state.

This book draws together academics, public policy practitioners, politicians and journalists to discuss policies introduced by democratic governments which threaten the nature of the democratic state. It will be of great interest to graduate and undergraduate students in politics, public policy, international relations, criminology and terrorism and counter-terrorism studies.

About this title

About the Author

Edited by Jenny Hocking, Professor and Director of Research, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University and Colleen Lewis, Associate Professor and Head, School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845429176
• ISBN 13: 9781845429171
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Hocking Jenny, Lewis Colleen