Terrorism and Social Exclusion Misplaced Risk - Common Security |
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| Editor:
| Wright-Neville, David
Halafoff, Anna |
| Series title: | Monash Studies in Global Movements Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78100-070-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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Recent thinking on globalization places risk at the centre of contemporary life. Yet what if our perception of risk is misplaced? What if the greatest risk is not terrorism itself but the conditions that allow terrorism to flourish? This fascinating book illustrates that elevated perceptions of terrorism-related risks are having a deleterious impact on many societies, exacerbating feelings of exclusion among individuals and groups. Via their exploration of various societies, the expert...
More DescriptionRecent thinking on globalization places risk at the centre of contemporary life. Yet what if our perception of risk is misplaced? What if the greatest risk is not terrorism itself but the conditions that allow terrorism to flourish? This fascinating book illustrates that elevated perceptions of terrorism-related risks are having a deleterious impact on many societies, exacerbating feelings of exclusion among individuals and groups. Via their exploration of various societies, the expert contributors show that as a causal factor of terrorism, social exclusion can be remedied by inclusive, participatory and deliberative measures. They prescribe a recalibration of counter-terrorism policies to unite rather than divide multicultural societies.