The Freedom of Security: Governing Canada in the Age of Counter-Terrorism (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780774818261)

Post-9/11 security measures have sparked fears that the West is violating the very civil rights it strives to protect. Debates centre on the United States, but how have the politics of security influenced the commitment to freedom in other liberal democracies? Addressing security certificates to the war in Afghanistan to the detainment of Abdullah Almalki, Colleen Bell's wide-ranging analysis demonstrates that Canada's counter-terrorism practices are not a departure from liberal governance but rather a reconfiguration of its structures with an emphasis on security. She traces how the logic and practices of security are increasingly coming to define our rights and freedoms.

Author: Colleen Bell
ISBN-10: 0774818263
ISBN-13: 9780774818261
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2012
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback