Worst-Case Scenario?: Governance, Mediation and the Security Regime

by Stuart Price

In this original and provocative new book, Stuart Price identifies the existence of a practice that lies at the core of the western security regime - the worst-case scenario. This consists of the projection of a significant material threat, made by an authoritative or executive power, used to bolster the security agenda of the neo-liberal state. This in turn has altered the conduct of military and police operations, which are increasingly directed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848135300
• ISBN13: 9781848135307
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"