Worst-Case Scenario? : Governance, Mediation and the Security Regime (Paperback)

Introduction: Preparing for the Worst? 1. Myths of Security 2. Governance, Technology and the State 3. The Security Regime: State, Governance and Contingency 4. The Scenario: Imagining Events 5. The Security Event: Exercise, Emergency and 'Real World' Crises 6. The Mediated Event 7. 'Real World' Security: Neglect, Incompetence, and the Overproduction of Force 8. Pre-emption and Perception Management Conclusion: Threat and Social Discipline