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London ; New York : Routledge, 2008

1 online resource (xiii, 284 p.) : ill

ISBN 9780203894248 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 0415581583 (pbk.)

ISBN 0415775159 (hardback)

ISBN 9780415581585 (pbk.)

ISBN 9780415775151 (hardback)

aContemporary 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

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