The Homeland Security Dilemma: Fear, Failure and the Future of American Insecurity

by Frank P. Harvey

Book Overview

This book explores the paradox of the 'security dilemma' in International Relations, as applied to the post-9/11 context of homeland security.

The book's central argument can be summed up by the following counterintuitive thesis: the more security you have, the more security you will need. It argues that enhancing security does not make terrorism more likely, but rather it raises public expectations and amplifies public outrage after subsequent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415581583
• ISBN13: 9780415581585
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"