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1 online resource (xii, 291 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-284) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : understanding the governance of security / Jennifer Wood and Benoît 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 / Benoît 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 / Benoît Dupont and Jennifer Wood. |
| Summary |
What do we know about the ways in which 'security' is thought about and promoted in today's 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Police administration.
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Police administration. |
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Police.
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Police. |
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Private security services.
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Private security services. |
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Crime prevention.
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Crime prevention. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
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Internal security.
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Internal security. |
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National security.
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National security. |
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Political science.
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Political science. |
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Democracy.
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Democracy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Police. |
| Added Author |
Wood, Jennifer.
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Dupont, Benoît.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Democracy, society and the governance of security. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521616425 0521850924 (OCoLC)68818811 |
| ISBN |
0511146914 (electronic book) |
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9780511146916 (electronic book) |
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9780511489358 (electronic book) |
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0511489358 (electronic book) |
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9780511146336 (electronic book) |
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0511146337 (electronic book) |
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9786610431588 |
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6610431582 |
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9780521616423 (paperback) |
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0521616425 |
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9780521850926 (hardback) |
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0521850924 |
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0521850924 (Cloth) |
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0521616425 (Paper) |
| Standard No. |
9780521616423 |
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