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Living in Dangerous Times: Fear, Insecurity, Risk and Social Policy

ISBN: 978-1-405-19176-0

June 2009

Wiley-Blackwell

168 pages

Description
Through a series of essays by leading social public policy experts, Living in Dangerous Times analyzes the impact of fear on the development of social policy in the UK in the post 9-11 - and 7/11 - world.
  • Incorporates an approach that pushes back traditional views of what the study of social policy should be about
  • Features essays by leading scholars that combine original theories with empirical data
  • Analyzes the complexities of policy development and governance in a world suffused with fear and uncertainty
  • Addresses critical contemporary questions for policy makers and policy analysts
About the Author
David Denney is Professor of Social and Public Policy, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Features

  • Incorporates an approach that pushes back traditional views of what the study of social policy should be about

  • Features essays by leading scholars that combine original theories with empirical data

  • Analyzes the complexities of policy development and governance in a world suffused with fear and uncertainty

  • Addresses critical contemporary questions for policy makers and policy analysts