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dc.contributor.advisorMac Ginty, Roger
dc.contributor.advisorLambert, Robert
dc.contributor.authorWeeks, Douglas M.
dc.coverage.spatial390en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-22T09:42:52Z
dc.date.available2013-03-22T09:42:52Z
dc.date.issued2013-06-25
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/3416
dc.description.abstractThe contemporary threat of terrorism has changed the ways in which government and the public view the world. Unlike the existential threat from nation states in previous centuries, today, government and the public spend much of their effort looking for the inward threat. Brought about by high profile events such as 9/11, 7/7, and 3/11, and exacerbated by globalisation, hyper-connected social spheres, and the media, the threats from within are reinforced daily. In the UK, government has taken bold steps to foment public safety and public security but has also been criticised by some who argue that government actions have labelled Muslims as the ‘suspect other’. This thesis explores the counter-terrorism environment in London at the community/government interface, how the Metropolitan Police Service and London Fire Brigade deliver counter-terrorism policy, and how individuals and groups are reacting. It specifically explores the realities of the lived experience of those who make up London’s ‘suspect community’ and whether or not counter-terrorism policy can be linked to further marginalisation, radicalism, and extremism. By engaging with those that range from London’s Metropolitan Police Service’s Counterterrorism Command (SO15) to those that make up the radical fringe, an ethnographic portrait is developed. Through that ethnographic portrait the ‘ground truth’ and complexities of the lived experience are made clear and add significant contrast to the aseptic policy environment.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of St Andrews
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
dc.subjectRadicalisationen_US
dc.subjectExtremismen_US
dc.subjectPublic safetyen_US
dc.subjectPublic securityen_US
dc.subjectAl Muhajirounen_US
dc.subjectEthnographyen_US
dc.subjectLondon Metropolitan Police Serviceen_US
dc.subjectLondon Fire Brigadeen_US
dc.subjectMarginalisationen_US
dc.subjectSocial constructionismen_US
dc.subjectSocial movement theoryen_US
dc.subjectCONTESTen_US
dc.subjectSalafismen_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subject.lccHV6433.G7W4
dc.subject.lcshTerrorism--Prevention--Great Britain--Londonen_US
dc.subject.lcshTerrorism--Prevention--Social aspects--Great Britain--Londonen_US
dc.subject.lcshTerrorism--Prevention--Government policy--Great Britainen_US
dc.subject.lcshEthnology--Great Britain--Londonen_US
dc.subject.lcshRacial profiling in law enforcement--Great Britain--Londonen_US
dc.subject.lcshMuslims--Great Britain--Londonen_US
dc.subject.lcshRadicalism--Religious aspects--Islamen_US
dc.titleRadicals and reactionaries : the polarisation of community and government in the name of public safety and securityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_US
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD Doctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.publisher.institutionThe University of St Andrewsen_US


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