Walklate, Sandra.

Contradictions of terrorism security, risk and resilience / [electronic resource] : Sandra Walklate and Gabe Mythen. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2015. - 1 online resource (194 p.) - New directions in critical criminology ; 7 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. 9/11 : 'risk creep', fear and securitization -- 2. Constructing new terrorism : discourse, representation and ideology -- 3. The war on terror : power, violence and hegemony -- 4. Countering terrorism? Risk, pre-emption and partial securities -- 5. Terrorism and exclusion : risky subjects, suspect populations -- 6. Managing terrorism : from risk to resilience?

9780203102619 (ebook : PDF)


Internal security.
National security.
Terrorism--Prevention.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.