Homeland Security, its Law and its State: A Design of Power for the 21st Century

Boukalas, Christos (2014) Homeland Security, its Law and its State: A Design of Power for the 21st Century. Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law . Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415526319

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Abstract

This book assesses the impact of post-9/11 domestic counterterrorism policy on US political life. It examines political discourse, law, institutional architecture, and state-population relations, and shows that ‘homeland security’ is a project with wide-ranging implications for democratic institutions and culture. These implications are addressed through a novel approach that treats law and the state as social relations, and relates developments in law to those in the state and in social dynamics. On this basis, the book examines the new political representations in counterterrorism discourse, especially regarding the relation between the state and the population. It examines the form and content of counterterrorism law, the powers it provides, and the structure and functions it prescribes for the state. By focusing on the new Department of Homeland Security and the restructuring of the intelligence apparatus, the book assesses the new, intelligence-led, policing model. Finally, it examines forms of popular support and resistance to homeland security, to discuss citizenship and state-population relations.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	M200 Law by Topic
Department:	Faculties > Business and Law > Northumbria Law School
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	16 Aug 2018 10:37
Last Modified:	16 Aug 2018 10:37
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/35379

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