Ports, Crime and Security: Governing and Policing Seaports in a Changing World

by Alexandria Reid, Anna Sergi, Luca Storti

The COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and the US-China trade dispute have heightened interest in the geopolitics and security of modern ports. Ports are where contemporary societal dilemmas converge: the (de)regulation of international flows; the (in)visible impact of globalisation; the perennial tension between trade and security; and the thin line between legitimate, illicit and illegal. Applying a multidisciplinary lens to the political economy of port...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529217717
• ISBN13: 9781529217711
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"