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The Politics of Protection
The Politics of Protection

Author: Jef Huysmans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-05-17

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1134249594

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This new book shows how from the end of the Cold War, the security agenda has been transformed and redefined, academically and politically. It focuses on the theme of protection. It moves away from the dominant question of whom or what is threatening to the crucial questions of who is to be protected, and in the case of conflicting claims, who has the capacity to define whose needs prevail. It also poses the question of political agency in relation to some of the most significant questions raised in relation to the governance of insecurity and protection in the contemporary world. The authors identify and explore issues that challenge or raise a number of questions about the traditional notion that states are to protect their citizens through retaining a monopoly over the legitimate use of violence.

Invisible Threats: Financial and Information Technology Crimes and National Security
Invisible Threats: Financial and Information Technology Crimes and National Security

Author: U. Gori

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2006-09-20

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1607502011

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Technology and the information revolution have changed the balance of power, both domestically and internationally, and are altering the dynamics of international relations. Technology has altered and corroded the State’s authority and strengthened nonstate actors, in particular transnational crime and terrorist organizations. The technological revolution, though positive in itself, is nonetheless successful in corrupting markets and weakening security. As has been said, cybercriminals and terrorists have already “crossed into the spectrum of information warfare”. This simply means that the same bases of sovereignty and state legitimacy are in jeopardy. The traditional paradigms of international relations are challenged. Postinternational global theories, such as the turbulence paradigm, are now trying to read with new lenses the new state of the world. This publication, enriched by the contribution of so many experts coming from different countries and cultures will contribute to the solution of at least some of the problems and ‘invisible threats’ – corruption, trafficking in documents, high-tech crime and money laundering – that are challenging our societies and our security.

Large-scale Victimisation as a Potential Source of Terrorist Activities
Large-scale Victimisation as a Potential Source of Terrorist Activities

Author: Uwe Ewald

Publisher: IOS Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1586036947

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Critically reviews large-scale victimisation arising out of protracted conflicts in order to understand the necessary prerequisites for enduring peace-making in post-conflict societies and to anticipate and suggest approaches to healing victimising effects.

Organized Crime in Southeast Europe
Organized Crime in Southeast Europe

Author: Ekavi Athanassaopolou

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-18

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1317999452

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In recent years, organized crime has become endemic in the countries of southeast Europe giving rise to an urgent debate on what needs to be done to fight it. This collection of essays contributes directly to this debate. The discussions range over national and regional policies, the west European dimension of the phenomenon, and the less often discussed role that the media and civil society can play in the battle against organised crime. This book was previously published as a special issue of the Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies.