Ian Loader

Civilizing Security (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Security has become a defining feature of contemporary public discourse, permeating the so-called 'war on terror', problems of everyday crime and disorder, the reconstruction of 'weak' or 'failed' states and the dramatic renaissance of the private security industry. But what does it mean for individuals to be secure, and what is the relationship between security and the practices of the modern state? In this timely and important book, Ian Loader and Neil Walker outline and defend the view that security remains a valuable public good. They argue that the state is indispensable to the task of fostering and sustaining liveable political communities in the contemporary world and thus pivotal to the project of civilizing security. This is a major contribution by two leading scholars in the field and will be of interest to anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of one the most significant and pressing issues of our times.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511282669
• Artikelnr.: 38188434

Autorenporträt

Ian Loader is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Policing and the Condition of England (with A. Mulcahy, 2003) and Crime and Social Change in Middle England (with E. Girling and R. Sparks, 2000) and an editor of the British Journal of Criminology. Ian is a leading authority on contemporary transformations in policing and security.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue. On writing about security today
1. Uncivil security?
Part I. On State Scepticism: 2. The state as meddler
3. The state as partisan
4. The state as cultural monolith
5. The state as idiot
Part II. Securing States of Security: 6. The good of security
7. The necessary virtue of the state
8. The democratic governance of security
9. Security as a global public good.

Rezensionen

'Civilizing Security addresses one of the central problems of our time with the seriousness and imagination it deserves. In this well researched, wide-ranging study, Loader and Walker deepen our understanding of the meaning and sources of 'security'; rethink the state's role in its provision and governance; and develop an important argument about security's potential for building democratic political community.' David Garland, New York University School of Law