| ID | 092058 |
| Title Proper | Network-centric violence, critical infrastructure and the urbanization of security |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Coward, Martin |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article addresses the question of whether contemporary global urbanization is characterized by a distinctive relationship between the city and warfare. In particular, it examines the specific way in which two particular forms of warfare - so-called Al-Qaeda terrorism and US tactics in Iraq - target urban infrastructure. I argue that infrastructure is targeted because it is a constitutive feature of contemporary urban life. Metropolitan life is marked by its constitutive relation to urban infrastructure. The article thus suggests that this targeting of infrastructure provides a lens through which to investigate some of the central questions posed by the contemporary urbanization of security. |
| `In' analytical Note | Security Dialogue Vol. 40, No. 4-5; Aug-Oct 2009: p.399-418 |
| Journal Source | Security Dialogue Vol. 40, No. 4-5; Aug-Oct 2009: p.399-418 |
| Key Words | Urbanization ; Security ; War ; Critical Infrastructure ; Terrorism |