Counterterrorism and Society: The Contradiction of the Surveillance State – Understanding the Relationship Among Communities, State Authorities, and Society
| Autor: | Joshua Skoczylis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Alienation 02 engineering and technology Liberal democracy Public administration Public relations Politics State (polity) Covert Political science National identity Terrorism 050501 criminology business Legitimacy 0505 law media_common |
| Zdroj: | The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy ISBN: 9781137557681 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/978-1-137-55769-8_5 |
| Popis: | In liberal democracies the relationship among communities, state authorities and by extension the political establishment and broader society, to a large extent determines the success of counterterrorism (CT) operations. Communities’ engagement with authorities is damaged by covert surveillance, and practices that appear to undermine perceptions of procedural fairness, weakening individuals’ and communities’ perceptions of legitimacy and trust in the state and society. Political debates about national identity, migration, and othering further enhance a sense of alienation felt by Muslim communities and erodes their shared sense of identity and affinity with the wider society. Such barriers, a lack of trust and perceptions of alienation decrease the likelihood of engagement, necessitating more intrusive surveillance measures to obtain the intelligence to reduce the threat of terrorism. Thus, perceptions of procedural fairness are further undermined, affecting trust and the perceptions of legitimacy, stifling future engagement with the state and the wider society, which are crucial for successful CT operations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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