Fisher Security, Identity, and British Counterterrorism Policy

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-52422-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 270 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave Political Science Collection

Counterterrorism laws and policies have become a normalized fixture of security agendas across the globe. How do 'us/them' identity constructions contribute to the legitimizing strategies surrounding this development? The British case provides a historically-situated illustration which is of ongoing significance for security and insecurity today.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fisher, Kathryn Marie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: SETTING THE SCENE
1. Counterterrorism, Identity, (In)security
2. Considering Contexts
3. To Identify Terrorism – a Consequential Ambiguity
PART II: A STORY OF BRITISH COUNTERTERRORISM AND IDENTITY
4. Preserving Peace and Maintaining Order, 1968-1978
5. Criminalizing Terrorism, 1979-1989
6. Shifting Legal Durability, 1990-1999
7. Amplifying 21st Century Exception, 2000-2006
8. A Plateau of Exceptionality, 2007-2011
PART III: REFLECTING AND LOOKING AHEAD
9. (Starting) Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Kathryn Fisher is Assistant Professor at National Defense University's College of International Security Affairs, USA. She has previously taught at Ohio University, USA. Her publications include work in Critical Studies on Terrorism and Critical Perspectives on Counter-Terrorism.