Imagining security

Imagining security

by Wood, Jennifer

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This book is concerned with the ways in which the problem of security is thought about and promoted by a range of actors and agencies in the public, private and nongovernmental sectors. The authors are concerned not simply with the influence of risk-based thinking in the area of security, but seek rather to map the mentalities and practices of security found in a variety of sectors, and to understand the ways in which thinking from these sectors influence one another. Their particular concern i…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Imagining security / Jennifer Wood and Clifford Shearing.

Summary

This book is concerned with the ways in which the problem of security is thought about and promoted by a range of actors and agencies in the public, private and nongovernmental sectors. The authors are concerned not simply with the influence of risk-based thinking in the area of security, but seek rather to map the mentalities and practices of security found in a variety of sectors, and to understand the ways in which thinking from these sectors influence one another. Their particular concern is to understand the drivers of innovation in the governance of security, the conditions that make inn.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2007.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Willan
  • Place of Publication:Cullompton
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2007.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (184 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781134016310, 113401631X, 9781843926269, 1843926261, 9781282090156, 1282090151, 9786612090158, 6612090154
  • oclc:ocn646812287
  • LC Classification:HV8290
  • Dewey Decimal:658.47

Table of Contents

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. From state to nodal governance; 2. Community security and local governance: waves in public policing; 3. Human security and global governance; 4. Responding to governance deficits; 5. The governance of governance; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Back cover.

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Subjects

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Corporate Gover… BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Leadership BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational … BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Cultu… Corporate Governance Gouvernement d'entreprise Internal security security systems Sûreté de l'État Systèmes de sécurité

Writers

Wood, Jennifer Shearing, Clifford

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