Anthropology of Security

Mark Maguire is Head of Anthropology at the National University of Ireland Maynooth. He is co-author of The Anthropology of Security: Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control (Pluto, 2014).Catarina Frois is Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology, Lisbon University. She is co-author of The Anthropology of Security: Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control (Pluto, 2014).Nils Zurawski is Visiting Professor in Security, Social Conflicts and Regulation at the University of Hamburg. He is co-author of The Anthropology of Security: Perspectives from the Frontline of Policing, Counter-terrorism and Border Control (Pluto, 2014).

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsSeries PrefaceIntroduction: The Anthropology of Security: Prospects, Retrospects and Aims1. Sarkozy and Roma: Performing Securitisation - Marion Demossier2. Video-Surveillance and the Political Use of Discretionary Power in the Name of Security and Defence - Catarina Frois3. Location, Isolation and Disempowerment: The Swift Proliferation of Security Discourse among Policy Professionals - Greg Feldman4. Compensating (In)Security: Anthropological Perspectives on Internal Security - Alexandra Schwell5. Petty States of Exception: The Contemporary Policing of the Urban Poor - Didier Fassin6. Counter-Terrorism in European Airports - Mark Maguire7. Whose Security? The Deportation of Foreign-National Offenders from the U.K. - Ines Hasselberg8. Grey Zones of Illegality: Inhuman Conditions in Receiving Irregular Migrants in Greece - Jutta Lauth BacasConclusionsAfterword: Security: Encounters, Misunderstanding and Possible Collaborations - Didier BigoContributorsIndex

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