Globalization, Fear and Insecurity - The Challenges for Cities North and South

Informationen zum Autor Sophie Body Gendrot Emeritus Professor at the Sorbonne and a researcher at Cesdip/CNRS. She is the author of numerous books on cities and violence, including The Social Control of Cities? (2000) and Violence in Europe (2007). As Former President of the European Society of Criminology, she is an Expert for the European Community. Klappentext Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time. Increasingly, risk and fear are experienced, portrayed and discussed as globalized phenomena, particularly since 9/11. This research puts urban insecurity in perspective, with a comparison of world cities in the North and South. Zusammenfassung Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time. Increasingly! risk and fear are experienced! portrayed and discussed as globalized phenomena! particularly since 9/11. This research puts urban insecurity in perspective! with a comparison of world cities in the North and South. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Old and New Fears in Cities The Turning Point of 9/11 Terrorism Criminal Gangs in Global Cities of the South Disorders in British and French Cities Conclusion: Global Cities' Challenges

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Introduction Old and New Fears in Cities The Turning Point of 9/11 Terrorism Criminal Gangs in Global Cities of the South Disorders in British and French Cities Conclusion: Global Cities' Challenges

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• Authors: Body-Gendrot, S Body-Gendrot, S. Body-Gendrot, Sophie Body-Gendrot
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.05.2012
• EAN: 9780230284210
• ISBN: 978-0-230-28421-0
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security; Transnational Crime, Crime Con; Transnational Crime, Crime Control and Security; Transnational Crime, Crime Con
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Sociology, Globalization, Political Science, police, Criminology, Political science & theory, Urban Sociology, Crime & criminology, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Sociology, Urban, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban communities, Crime—Sociological aspects, Crime and Society, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Policing, Crime Control and Security, 42624;evolution;French;globalization;research;terrorism