Surplus Masculinities and Security

• Published in: Antipode Vol. 43; no. 5; pp. 1516 - 1541
• Main Authors: Cowen, Deborah, Siciliano, Amy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2011
• Subjects: Geography; Law enforcement; Masculinity; Military; North America; Police; Political economy; Politics; Population; Profits; Race; racialized masculinity; Recruiting, enlistment, etc; Security; Security measures; Social reproduction; targeting; Technology; United Kingdom; Urban conditions; Value

:  In this paper we investigate geographies of military recruitment and urban policing as key domains for both the management of surplus populations and the extraction of surplus value. Drawing on research in North America and the UK, we explore the emerging institutions, social technologies, and po...