Worst-case scenario? : governance, mediation & the security regime /

In this original, provocative new book, Stuart Price identifies a practice that lies at the core of the western security regime - the worst-case scenario. This consists of the projection of a significant material threat, used to bolster the security agenda of the neoliberal state. Using a wide range...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Price, Stuart, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, UK ; New York, NY : Zed Books, ©2011.
Temas:
National security.
Internal security.
Emergency management.
Terrorism and mass media.
Social control.
Sûreté de l'État.
Terrorisme et médias.
Contrôle social.
Political control & freedoms.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Emergency management
Internal security
National security
Social control
Terrorism and mass media
Attentat
Innere Sicherheit
Sicherheitspolitik
Terrorismus
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Preparing for the worst?; 1
  • Myths of security; 2
  • Governance, technology and the state; 3
  • The security regime: state, governance and contingency; 4
  • The scenario: imagining events; 5
  • The security event: exercise, emergency and 'real world' crises; 6
  • The mediated event; 7
  • 'Real world' security: neglect, incompetenceand the overproduction of force; 8
  • Pre-emption and perception management; Conclusion: Threat and social discipline; Notes; References; Index.

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