The homeland security dilemma : fear, failure and the future of American insecurity / / Frank P. Harvey

• Autore: Harvey Frank P.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (301 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.3250973
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism - United States - Prevention; National security - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-277) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: The origins of the homeland security dilemma -- Rising public expectations and higher standards for measuring performance -- The power and triumph of failure -- Public imagination and probability neglect -- Political imagination and motivation -- Declining support for sacrificing civil liberties -- Multilateral failures and the HSD -- Homeland security dilemma and political motivations -- Revisiting the Overblown thesis: logical, empirical and theoretical problems -- Non-falsifiability of Overblown theory -- Weak theories lead to simple (mistaken) solutions -- Conclusion: The homeland security dilemma and the future.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the paradox of the 'security dilemma' in International Relations, as applied to the post-9/11 context of homeland security.The book's central argument can be summed up by the following counterintuitive thesis: the more security you have, the more security you will need. It argues that enhancing security does not make terrorism more likely, but rather it raises public expectations and amplifies public outrage after subsequent failures. The book contests that this dilemma will continue to shape American, Canadian and British domestic and international security priori
• Titolo autorizzato: The homeland security dilemma
• ISBN: 1-135-97385-7; 0-203-89424-3; 1-283-88333-3; 1-135-97386-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818892803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary Security Studies