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...
| Основен автор: | Price, Stuart, 1958- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London, UK ; New York, NY :
Zed Books,
℗♭2011.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=380239 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Worst-case scenario? |
Съдържание:
- 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.