Examines how security has (re-)emerged as the dominant ordering principle of social life. This title details institutional restructuring under this ordering principle and analyzes through specific case studies how it is shaping our public life locally and globally.
Examines how security has (re-)emerged as the dominant ordering principle of social life. This title details institutional restructuring under this or...
When everyday social situations and cultural phenomena come to be associated with a threat to security, security becomes a value which competes with other values - particularly the right to privacy and human rights. In this comparison, security appears as an obvious choice over the loss of some aspects of other values and is seen as a reasonable and worthwhile sacrifice because of what security promises to deliver. When the value of security is elevated to the top of the collective priorities, it becomes a meta-frame, a reference point in relation to which other aspects of social life are...
When everyday social situations and cultural phenomena come to be associated with a threat to security, security becomes a value which competes with o...
