The homeland security dilemma fear, failure and the future of American insecurity /

Harvey, Frank P.

The homeland security dilemma fear, failure and the future of American insecurity / [electronic resource] : Frank P. Harvey. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2008. - xiii, 284 p. : ill. - Contemporary security studies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-277) and index.

Introduction: The origins of the homeland security dilemma -- Rising public expectations and higher standards for measuring performance -- The power and triumph of failure -- Public imagination and probability neglect -- Political imagination and motivation -- Declining support for sacrificing civil liberties -- Multilateral failures and the HSD -- Homeland security dilemma and political motivations -- Revisiting the Overblown thesis: logical, empirical and theoretical problems -- Non-falsifiability of Overblown theory -- Weak theories lead to simple (mistaken) solutions -- Conclusion: The homeland security dilemma and the future.


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Terrorism--Prevention.--United States
National security--United States.


Electronic books.

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