Democracy, society and the governance of security

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Title:

Democracy, society and the governance of security

Author:

Wood, Jennifer.

ISBN:

9780521616423

9780521850926

Publication Information:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Physical Description:

xii, 291 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

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.

Subject Term:

Police administration.

Police.

Private security services.

Crime prevention.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

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Summary

The promotion of security is no longer a state monopoly. It is dispersed and takes place through the practices of states, corporations, non-governmental actors and community-based organizations. But what do we know about the ways in which 'security' is thought about and promoted in this pluralized field of delivery? Are democratic values being advanced and protected, or threatened and compromised? Wood and Dupont bring together a team of renowned scholars to shed light on our understanding of the arrangements for contemporary security governance. Offering a 'friendly dialogue' between those who argue that democratic transformation rests in the development of strong state institutions and those who propose a more de-centered agenda, the scholars in this volume bring cutting-edge theoretical analyses to bear on empirical examples. This volume will appeal to researchers in the fields of criminology, political science, sociology and security studies.