1st Edition
Public Opinion and Counter-Terrorism Security and Politics in the UK
Introduction
1. Security and the public
2. Exploring Public Opinion: Beyond responsiveness
3. Sources of Public Opinion information, 2001-15
4. Representing public views in Parliament
5. Political elites, Public Opinion and counterterrorism policy in the UK
6. Private Security and Counterterrorism
7. Security Professionals, Public Opinion and the delivery of counterterrorism policy in the UK
Conclusion
Biography
Michael Lister is Professor in Politics, School of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, UK. He is the author or editor of five books, including, most recently, The State: Theories and Issues 2nd Edition (with Colin Hay and David Marsh, 2022) and Anti-Terrorism, Citizenship and Security (with Lee Jarvis, 2015).
'Drawing on a wealth of original research material, Public Opinion and Counter Terrorism offers a path-breaking interrogation of the complex and multiple connections between counter-terrorism policy and public opinion. Theoretically sophisticated and analytically nuanced, Michael Lister demonstrates a mastery of frequently disconnected academic fields, and an enviable capacity to bring these into conversation with each-other and his findings. The book will be essential reading for scholars of security, public opinion, British politics, and beyond. Deservedly so.'
Lee Jarvis, University of East Anglia, UK
A rare and exciting empirical insight to the ‘black box’ of policy-making, this book’s provocative analysis will invigorate security studies by surfacing the connect/disconnect between public opinion and elite security decision-making. Vital reading.'
Timothy Legrand, University of Adelaide, Australia
