Counter-Terrorism Technologies A Critical Assessment /
This book critically discusses the role of technology for counter-terrorism in general, and for securing our vulnerable open societies in particular. It is set against the backdrop of the terrorist threat posed by the combined forces of Al Qaeda and ISIS/Daesh in the foreseeable future. The book com...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2019.
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| Έκδοση: | 1st ed. 2019. |
| Σειρά: | Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications,
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Introduction: Terrorism as a Threat to Open Societies
- Part 1: Barbarians at the Gates: 'Sinful' Cities
- Actions: The Return of Urban Guerillas
- Reactions: The New (Para-) Military Urbanism
- Consequences: The Urban Space as a (Limited) Battlespace. Part 2: 'Our Silicon Will Win': The Role of Technology in Urban Counter-Terrorism
- Identification: Biometrics, or a Real-Time 'Who is Who'
- Prediction and Postdiction: Real-Time Data Mining and Data Analytics
- Detection: Scanning and 'Sniffing' Technologies
- Surveillance and Observation: The All-Seeing Eye of Big Brother
- Protection: Defensible Spaces
- Threat Displacement Instead of Threat Eradication: Come Concluding Caveats
- Part 3: Brave New Cities: The Law of Unintended Consequences
- The Quest for Silver Bullets: Implications for our Construction of Citizenship
- Archipelagos of Fear: CT Technology and the Securitization of Everyday Life
- Undemocratic Means: The Rise of the Surveillance State
- Democracy Transfigured: The Dawn of the 'Umpire State'
- Outlook: The Need for 'Critical' Critical Infrastructure Studies.
