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1. Transnational Power Elites

   The New Professionals of Governance, Law and Security

   Edited by Niilo Kauppi, Mikael Rask Madsen

   Series: Routledge Studies in Liberty and Security

   This book argues that European Union institutional mechanics and the EU as a political unit cannot be properly understood without taking into account the elites that make the policy decisions. Spurred by globalisation, technological and economic development has provided the backbone for social and...

   Published February 10th 2013 by Routledge
2. Conflict, Security and the Reshaping of Society

   The Civilization of War

   Edited by Alessandro Dal Lago, Salvatore Palidda

   Series: Routledge Studies in Liberty and Security

   This book is an examination of the effect of contemporary wars (such as the 'War on Terror') on civil life at a global level. Contemporary literature on war is mainly devoted to recent changes in the theory and practice of warfare, particular those in which terrorists or insurgents are involved (...

   Published May 29th 2012 by Routledge
3. Security, Law and Borders

   At the Limits of Liberties

   By Tugba Basaran

   Series: Routledge Studies in Liberty and Security

   This book focuses on security practices, civil liberties and the politics of borders in liberal democracies. In the aftermath of 9/11, security practices and the denial of human rights and civil liberties are often portrayed as an exception to liberal rule, and seen as institutionally, legally...

   Published March 21st 2012 by Routledge
4. Justice and Security in the 21st Century

   Risks, Rights and the Rule of Law

   Edited by Barbara Hudson, Synnove Ugelvik

   Series: Routledge Studies in Liberty and Security

   This book examines the question of whether justice or security is the primary virtue of 21st-century society. The issue of enhancing security without undermining justice – managing risk without undermining the rule of law – has always been problematic. However, recent developments such as new...

   Published January 26th 2012 by Routledge
5. Exceptionalism and the Politics of Counter-Terrorism

   Liberty, Security and the War on Terror

   By Andrew W. Neal

   Series: Routledge Studies in Liberty and Security

   This book is an analysis and critique of the concepts of ‘exception’ and ‘exceptionalism’ in the context of the politics of liberty and security in the so-called ‘War on Terror’. Since the destruction of the World Trade Centre on September 11th 2001, a notable transformation has occurred in...

   Published March 23rd 2011 by Routledge
6. Mapping Transatlantic Security Relations

   The EU, Canada and the War on Terror

   Edited by Mark B. Salter

   Series: Routledge Studies in Liberty and Security

   This book examines how legal, political, and rights discourses, security policies and practices migrate and translate across the North Atlantic. The complex relationship between liberty and security has been fundamentally recast and contested in liberal democracies since the start of the 'global...

   Published April 8th 2010 by Routledge
7. Muslims in the West after 9/11

   Religion, Politics and Law

   Edited by Jocelyne Cesari

   Series: Routledge Studies in Liberty and Security

   This book is the first systematic attempt to study the situation of European and American Muslims after 9/11, and to present a comprehensive analysis of their religious, political, and legal situations. Since 9/11, and particularly since the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the Muslim...

   Published November 17th 2009 by Routledge
8. Terror, Insecurity and Liberty

   Illiberal Practices of Liberal Regimes after 9/11

   Edited by Didier Bigo, Anastassia Tsoukala

   Series: Routledge Studies in Liberty and Security

   This edited volume questions the widespread resort to illiberal security practices by contemporary liberal regimes since 9/11, and argues that counter-terrorism is embedded into the very logic of the fields of politics and security. Although recent debate surrounding civil rights and liberties in...

   Published October 6th 2008 by Routledge