Globalization, fear and insecurity : the challenges for cities north and south /
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| Author / Creator: | Body-Gendrot, Sophie. |
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| Imprint: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. |
| Description: | xix, 213 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Transnational crime, crime control and security Transnational crime, crime control and security. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8843416 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- We believe that we think with words
- Fear and insecurity
- Risk
- Urban violence
- The principle of precaution
- Organization of the book
- Methodology
- Part I. Linking Globalization, Fear and Insecurity
- 1. Old and New Fears in Cities
- 1.1. Fear: an ancient phenomenon
- 1.2. The global mutations of our time
- 1.2.1. Demographic tectonics
- 1.2.2. Ageing societies: Europe at risk
- 1.2.3. Migrants as a solution?
- 1.2.4. Social and economic vulnerability
- 1.3. Trust and distrust
- 2. The Turning Point of 9/11
- 2.1. Why law and order became an issue in the United States in the 1960s
- 2.2. The political exploitation of 9/11
- 2.2.1. What is new?
- 2.2.2. The Patriot Act
- 2.2.3. Muslims as favoured suspects?
- 2.2.4. Has public opinion any influence?
- 2.3. A more defensive Europe?
- Part II. The Challenges for Cities North and South
- Introduction to Part II
- 3. Terrorism
- 3.1. New York City
- 3.1.1. New York and crime
- 3.1.2. New York confronted with terrorism
- 3.1.3. Securing space
- 3.1.4. The Muslim issue: federal versus local approaches
- 3.2. Paris
- 3.2.1. Paris confronted with crime
- 3.2.2. Spatial inequalities
- 3.2.3. Policing affluent Paris
- 3.2.4. Evaluating safety in Paris
- 3.2.5. Parisians' expectations relative to safety
- 3.2.6. Paris and terrorism
- 3.2.7. Several explanations come to mind
- 3.3. London
- 3.3.1. London confronted with crime
- 3.3.2. London confronted with terrorism
- 3.3.3. The 'suspect community' issue
- 3.3.4. Securing space
- 3.4. Mumbai
- 3.4.1. Mumbai confronted with crime
- 3.4.2. The globalization of criminal activities
- 3.4.3. Mumbai confronted with terrorism
- 4. Criminals and Gangs in Global Cities of the South
- 4.1. Johannesburg
- 4.1.1. Demography and economy
- 4.1.2. Problems and how they are perceived
- 4.1.3. Significant crime trends
- 4.1.4. Role of police: presence/absence
- 4.1.5. Private security in Johannesburg
- 4.1.6. Policy formulation and implementation
- 4.2. São Paulo
- 4.2.1. Demography and economy
- 4.2.2. Problems and how they are perceived
- 4.2.3. Significant crime trends
- 4.2.4. The specific issue of criminal gangs
- 4.2.5. Role of police: presence/absence
- 4.2.6. Policy formulation and implementation
- 5. Disorders in British and French Cities
- 5.1. Conceptualizing public disorders
- 5.2. Urban disorders in the last thirty years in the United Kingdom and France '
- 5.2.1. The urban disorders of the 1980s
- 5.2.2. The disorders of the 1990s
- 5.2.3. The disorders of the 2000s
- 5.3. Interactions between police and violent contenders
- 5.3.1. The nature of the interaction
- 5.3.2. Police organization
- 5.3.3. Police and context
- 5.4. Making sense of the disorders
- 5.4.1. The structural level
- 5.4.2. The ideological/political level
- 5.4.3. The cultural level
- 5.4.4. The contextual level
- 5.4.5. The situational level
- 5.4.6. The interactional level
- 5.5. A comprehensive approach
- 5.6. National divergences in response to disorders
- 5.6.1. Violence, youth and state in France
- 5.6.2. The multicultural approach in Britain
- 6. Conclusion: Global Cities' Challenges
- 6.1. The globalization context
- 6.2. Urban inequalities
- 6.3. Urban violence as an expression of the disempowered
- 6.4. Global cities' compromises
- 6.5. Attempting solutions
- 6.5.1. Making use of urban cultures
- 6.5.2. Public spaces as resources
- 6.6. Empowering citizen
- Notes
- References
- Index
