1st Edition
US Domestic and International Regimes of Security Pacifying the Globe, Securing the Homeland
By Markus Kienscherf
Copyright 2013
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book maps the increasing convergence of US domestic and international security regimes, analyzing the trend towards global pacification in the name of 'security'.
The dream of liberal world peace after the Cold War is on the verge of collapsing into permanent global pacification – not only in the global south but also in pockets of the ‘Third World’ within the territory of Western states.... Read more
Introduction 1. Liberal Security and the Biopolitics of Global Pacification 2. Expeditionary Pacification 3. Domestic Pacification 4. Geographies of Security 5. Organizing Security 6. Legitimizing Security Conclusion
Biography
Markus Kienscherf is Lecturer in Sociology at the John F Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin. His research interests include security studies, critical theory, criminology, and surveillance studies.
