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Counter-terrorism and the post-democratic state
Edited by Jenny Hocking and Colleen Lewis
Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007
ISBN: 9781845429171
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Book description
The ‘was on terror’ and ongoing terrorist attacks around the
world have generated a growing body of literature on national and
international measures to counteract terrorist activity. This detailed study
investigates an aspect of contemporary counter-terrorism that has been
largely overlooked; the impact of these measures on the continued viability
of the democratic state.
Democratic nations are now facing an unprecedented challenge – to respond to
global terrorism without simultaneously overturning fundamental human and
political rights. The book addresses the critical question of whether, in
the context of the ‘war on terror’, the national security imperative has
compromised the democratic state.
This book draws together academics, public policy practitioners, politicians
and journalists to discuss policies introduced by democratic governments
which threaten the nature of the democratic state. It will be of great
interest to graduate and undergraduate students in politics, public policy,
international relations, criminology and terrorism and counter-terrorism
studies.
About the author
Jenny Hocking is Professor and Director of Research in the
School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences and Colleen
Lewis is Associate Professor and Head of the School of Humanities,
Communications and Social Sciences at Monash University, Australia.
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