Review Exchange: Counterterrorism and Securitization
There are institutional variations; in France, there is an integration of security agencies and elements of the judiciary, whereas in the United Kingdom, there is an adversarial legal system and a fierce independence of the judiciary. [...]there are differences in routines; in France, police and int...
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Published in | European political science Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 227 - 234 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
01.06.2014
Palgrave Macmillan |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | There are institutional variations; in France, there is an integration of security agencies and elements of the judiciary, whereas in the United Kingdom, there is an adversarial legal system and a fierce independence of the judiciary. [...]there are differences in routines; in France, police and intelligence agencies' coordination works in an informal way, and change tends to be bottom up, whereas in the United Kingdom, there are formal coordinating routines, and change tends to be top down. [...]it is the power of that claim that leads to a wider sense of that which is existentially threatening; in this analysis, then, not simply those committed to the Al-Qaeda narrative, but for some, to all Muslims - hence the title, Securitizing Islam, not Securitizing Al-Qaeda. |
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ISSN: | 1680-4333 1682-0983 |
DOI: | 10.1057/eps.2013.46 |