Democracy Society and the Governance of Security
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- 出版社 Cambridge University Press
- 出版时间 2006年6月
- ISBN 9780521616423
- 定价 513.20
内容简介
Thepromotionofsecurityisnolongerastatemonopoly.Itisdispersedandtakesplacethroughthepracticesofstates,corporations,non-governmentalactorsandcommunity-basedorganizations.Butwhatdoweknowaboutthewaysinwhich'security'isthoughtaboutandpromotedinthispluralizedfieldofdelivery?Aredemocraticvaluesbeingadvancedandprotected,orthreatenedandcompromised?WoodandDupontbringtogetherateamofrenownedscholarstoshedlightonourunderstandingofthearrangementsforcontemporarysecuritygovernance.Offeringa'friendlydialogue'betweenthosewhoarguethatdemocratictransformationrestsinthedevelopmentofstrongstateinstitutionsandthosewhoproposeamorede-centeredagenda,thescholarsinthisvolumebringcutting-edgetheoreticalanalysestobearonempiricalexamples.Thisvolumewillappealtoresearchersinthefieldsofcriminology,politicalscience,sociologyandsecuritystudies.
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