Sovereignty, biopolitics and the local government of crime in Britain

Theoretical Criminology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-287

  Stenson, Kevin ^a  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biopolitics; community safety; governmentality; security; sovereignty

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944513258     PISSN: 13624806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362480605054811     Document Type: Article

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