Rehearsals of the sovereign: States of exception and threat governmentality

Cultural Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-334

  Chappell, Ben ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Governmentality; Police; Race; Security; Urban

Indexed keywords

NATIONAL SECURITY; RATIONALIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE ROLE; TERRORISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845272259     PISSN: 09213740     EISSN: 14617048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0921374006071617     Document Type: Article

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