The Politics of Terror

by Crotty, William J.

• ISBN13: 9781555535773
• ISBN10: 1555535771
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-25
• Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr

Summary

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, Americans were confronted with a new kind of war and a new kind of danger. After the strikes, institutions were created to mobilize the domestic response to potential terrorist threats and Congress passed legislation giving the president broad powers to fight terrorism and to provide heightened security for the nation. In this timely work, a team of experts addresses the question of how a democracy faces the challenge of balancing legitimate homeland security concerns against the rights and freedoms of its citizens. They evaluate the measures introduced in the aftermath of 9/11 and assess the far-reaching consequences of those changes for American politics and society.

Author Biography

William J. Crotty, editor of the Northeastern Series on Democratization and Political Development, is Thomas P. O'Neill Chair in Public Life and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy at Northeastern University. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including The State of Democracy in America, The Politics of Political Assassinations, America's Choice 2000, and The Politics of Presidential Selection.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction: Where We Are, Where We Are Going	ix
ONE MORAL DILEMMAS
Prerequisites for Morally Credible Condemnations of Terrorism	3	(34)
Stephen Nathanson
TWO THE PUBLIC RESPONSE: DEMOCRATIC VALUES, PATRIOTISM, AND CITIZENSHIP
Terrorism and the Remaking of American Politics	37	(27)
John Kenneth White
The War on Terrorism and the New Patriotism	64	(31)
Scott L. McLean
THREE CIVIL LIBERTIES
America's Wartime Presidents: Politics, National Security, and Civil Liberties	95	(39)
Jerome M. Mileur
Ronald Story
Civil Liberties and the Judiciary in the Aftermath of 9/11	134	(26)
Daniel Krislov
Security versus Liberty: 9/11 and the American Public	160	(31)
Lynn M. Kuzma
FOUR INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY
On the Home Front: Institutional Mobilization to Fight the Threat of International Terrorism	191	(44)
William Crotty
Are We Safer Today?: Organizational Responses to Terrorism	235	(17)
B. Guy Peters
The Presidency Responds: The Implications of 9/11 for the Bush Administration's Policy Agenda	252	(26)
Richard J. Powell
Conclusion: Terrorism, Security, and the American State	278	(25)
Contributors	303	(4)
Index	307