| ID | 113268 |
| Title Proper | Terrorism, lawmaking, and democratic politics |
| Other Title Information | legislators as security actors |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Neal, Andrew W |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Counterterrorist law is all too often made in a rushed, reactive, and repetitious way, marginalizing the deliberative, critical, and democratic functions of legislatures and leading to outcomes that later prove to be unconstitutional and counter-productive for public security. Using a political sociology approach, the article offers an analysis and theorisation of the practice of counterterrorist lawmaking. Through the UK example, the article argues that counterterrorist lawmaking compounds the existing unequal power relationships of the parliamentary field, and presents legislators with an inscrutable dilemma about the true stakes involved in legislative security politics. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 24, No.3; Jul-Aug 2012: p.357-374 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 24, No.3; Jul-Aug 2012: p.357-374 |
| Key Words | Bourdieu ; Executive ; Law ; Legislative ; Parliament ; Terrorism ; UK |