| ID | 114210 |
| Title Proper | Practising homeland security across the Atlantic |
| Other Title Information | practical learning and policy convergence in Europe and North America |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zaiotti, Ruben |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Despite different traditions, interests and perceptions characterizing North American and European approaches to homeland security, since 9/11 policy-makers across the Atlantic have formulated increasingly similar policies to deal with terrorism and other international security threats. Challenging mainstream accounts elaborated in the policy convergence literature, and drawing from sociological works in performance studies, this essay argues that the recent evolution of homeland security policies in Europe and North America can be understood as an instance of 'practical learning'. From this perspective, this outcome is the result of the acquisition on the part of European and North American policy-makers of the practical knowledge necessary to carry out the new policies, policies learned by mimicking the practices of their counterparts across the Atlantic. This argument is then applied to examine two cases of policy convergence in Europe and North America - the proposal for a 'European Passenger Name Record' system and the project of a regional 'Security Perimeter'. |
| `In' analytical Note | European Security Vol. 21, No.3; Sep 2012: p.328-346 |
| Journal Source | European Security Vol. 21, No.3; Sep 2012: p.328-346 |
| Key Words | Transatlantic Relations ; Homeland Security ; Policy Convergence ; Practical Learning ; Passenger Name Record ; North American Security Perimeter |