Introduction : understanding the governance of security / Jennifer Wood and Benoãit Dupont -- Reflections on the refusal to acknowledge private governments / Clifford Shearing -- Transnational security governance / Les Johnston -- Two case studies of American anti-terrorism / Peter K. Manning -- Power struggles in the field of security : implications for democratic transformation / Benoãit Dupont -- Policing and security as "club goods" : the new enclosures? / Adam Crawford -- The state, the people and democratic policing : the case of South Africa / Monique Marks and Andrew Goldsmith -- Necessary virtues : the legitimate place of the state in the production of security / Ian Loader and Neil Walker -- From security to health / Scott Burris -- Research and innovation in the field of security : a nodal governance view / Jennifer Wood -- Conclusion : the future of democracy / Benoãit Dupont and Jennifer Wood.