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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780203894248 (electronic bk.)
Terrorism--Prevention.--United States
National security--United States.
Electronic books.
HV6432 / .H38 2008
363.3250973
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
9780203894248 (electronic bk.)
Terrorism--Prevention.--United States
National security--United States.
Electronic books.
HV6432 / .H38 2008
363.3250973