The new securocracy and the "police concept" of public sector worker identity

• Main Authors: OSWICK, Cliff, HARNEY, Stephen Matthias, HANLON, Gerard
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2008
• Subjects: Public sector workers; Identity; Securocracy; Business; Defense and Security Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5608; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6607/viewcontent/New_Securocracy_Public_Sector_Worker_Identity.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In recent years we have seen the emergence of a "new securocracy," a generalization of responsibility for fighting terror within the public sector. Here we consider the nature and extent of this securocratic shift. In particular, the identity implications for the public sector worker are e...