Democracy, society, and the governance of security / edited by Jennifer Wood and Benoît Dupont. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. - xii, 291 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-284) and index.

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.

0521616425 (pbk.) 0521850924 (hbk.)

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Internal security--Government policy.
National security.
Crime prevention.
Police.
Private security services.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Democracy.
Political science.

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