Routledge Handbook of Democracy and Security

This handbook explores how democracies around the world seek to balance democratic values with the requirement to protect their citizens from the threat of politically motivated violence. Over the past few decades, the majority of the world’s democracies have had to confront serious security threats, and in many instances these challenges have not come from rival states but from violent groups. This volume offers readers an overview of how some democracies have responded to such threats. It examines the extent to which authorities have felt compelled to modify laws to evade what would ordinarily be regarded as protected rights, such as personal privacy, freedom of movement and freedom of speech. Grounded in historical analysis, each of the sections addresses past and emerging security threats; legal and legislative responses to them; successful and unsuccessful efforts to reconcile democracy and security; and a range of theoretical questions. The case studies provided vary in terms of the durability of their democratic systems, level of economic development and the severity of the threats with which they have been confronted. The volume is divided into three thematic parts: Strong democracies: United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Israel Challenged democracies: India, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina and Romania Fragile democracies: the Philippines and Nigeria. This book will be of much interest to students of democracy, security studies, political philosophy, Asian politics, Middle Eastern politics, African politics, West European politics and IR in general.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Leonard B. Weinberg, Elizabeth A. Francis and Eliot Assoudeh Part I: Strong Democracies: United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia and New Zealand, Israel 1. Democracy and Security in the United States Leonard B. Weinberg and Elizabeth A. Francis 2. Surveillance and the Inversion of Democratic Transparency Sudha Setty 3. National Security and Privacy in the United States through a Litigation Lens Lawrence Friedman 4. Democracy and Security in the United Kingdom Leonard Weinberg 5. PREVENT: The United Kingdom Responds to Terrorism Robin Simcox 6. Immigration and Extremism: Security Challenges for France’s Fifth Republic Eliot Assoudeh and Juliette Legendre 7. Democracy and Security in Germany Before and After Reunification Steffen Schneider 8. Patterns of Uncertainty: Security Practices and Quality of Democracy in Italy Antonio Zotti and Vittorio Parsi 9. Ending ETA’s Terrorism in Spain: Tradeoffs between Democracy and Securitiy? Rogelio Alonso 10. Finding the Democratic Balance: Australian and New Zealand National Security Coordination Rouben Azizian and Terry Johanson 11. Israel’s Democracy and Security Raphael Cohen-Almagor and Amos N. Guiora Part II: Challenged Democracies: India, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Romania 12. Public Security Challenges in India Ajay K. Mehra 13. Democracy and Security in South Africa Jeffrey A. Griffin and Robert L. Ostergard, Jr 14. Democratic Politics in Brazil: Advances in Accountability Mechanisms and regression in Civil-Military Relations Thomas C. Bruneau 15. Argentina: Old and New Military Missions: Security and Democracy David Pion-Berlin 16. The Quest for a Tradeoff between Democracy and Security: the Case of Post-Communist Romania Florina Cristiana Matei Part III: Fragile Democracies: the Philippines and Nigeria 17. The Philippines Face the New People’s Army: Fifty Years in the Field Christopher C. Harmon 18. Democracy and Security in Nigeria: A History Robert L. Ostergard, Jr. and Jeffrey A. Griffin 19. Security and Rule of Law in Nigeria: The Role of the Nigerian Judiciary Hon. Ari Tobi-Aiyemo

About the Author :
Leonard Weinberg is Emeritus Foundation Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA. Elizabeth Francis is an Associate Professor of English and Judicial Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA. Eliot Assoudeh is Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.