What Is Counterterrorism For?
Seiten
2024
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-3459-6 (ISBN)
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-3459-6 (ISBN)
Focusing on the costs of counterterrorism, this book takes a global view to understand what is done in the name of our safety.
Terrorism will always be frontpage news – counterterrorism is often discussed as an afterthought, yet it is vitally important to understand what is done in the name of our safety.
Since 9/11, there has been a huge ramping up of the state’s special powers in the name of security, such as indefinite detention, the assassination of suspected terrorists, the use of extraordinary rendition, torture, and changes to due process. However, these powers are often shadowy, they are rarely rolled back, and they can be counterproductive.
This book focuses on understanding the costs of counterterrorism and asking how they can be reduced; global in scope, it looks not just at Western liberal democracies, but at numerous examples from across the world.
Terrorism will always be frontpage news – counterterrorism is often discussed as an afterthought, yet it is vitally important to understand what is done in the name of our safety.
Since 9/11, there has been a huge ramping up of the state’s special powers in the name of security, such as indefinite detention, the assassination of suspected terrorists, the use of extraordinary rendition, torture, and changes to due process. However, these powers are often shadowy, they are rarely rolled back, and they can be counterproductive.
This book focuses on understanding the costs of counterterrorism and asking how they can be reduced; global in scope, it looks not just at Western liberal democracies, but at numerous examples from across the world.
Leonie B Jackson is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Northumbria University and an editor of the journal Critical Studies on Terrorism.
1. What is Counterterrorism?
2. Counterterrorism in the 21st century
3. How did we get here? A short history of counterterrorism
4. The problems of counterterrorism
5. Ways forward
6. Conclusion
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | What Is It For? |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 Illustrations, black and white |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5292-3459-X / 152923459X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5292-3459-6 / 9781529234596 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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