The Politics of Terror The U.S. Response to 9/11 [Paperback]

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, Americans were confronted with a new kind of war and a new kind of danger. After the strikes, institutions were created to mobilize the domestic response to potential terrorist threats and Congress passed legislation giving the president broad powers to fight terrorism and to provide heightened security for the nation. In this timely work, a team of experts addresses the question of how a democracy faces the challenge of balancing legitimate homeland security concerns against the rights and freedoms of its citizens. They evaluate the measures introduced in the aftermath of 9/11 and assess the far-reaching consequences of those changes for American politics and society.In this timely work, a team of experts addresses the question of how a democracy faces the challenge of balancing legitimate homeland security concerns against the rights and freedoms of its citizens.Moral Dilemmas

Prerequisites for Morally Credible Condemnations of Terrorism (Steven Nathanson, Northeastern University)

The Public Response: Democratic Values, Patriotism, and Citizenship

Terrorism and the Remaking of American Politics (John Kenneth White, Catholic University of America)

The War on Terrorism and the New Patriotism (Scott L. McLean, Quinnipiac University)

Civil Liberties

America's Wartime Presidents: Politics, National Security, and Civil Liberties (Jerome M. Mileur and Ron Story, both University of Massachusetts at Amherst)

Civil Liberties and the Judiciary in the Aftermath of September 11th (Daniel Krislov, University of New Hampshire)

Security vs. Liberty: 9/11 and the American Public (Lynn M. Kuzma, University of Southern Maine)

Institutions and Public Policy

On the Home Front: Institutional Mobilization to Fight the Threat of International Terrorism (William J. Crotty, Northeastern University)

Are We Safer Today? Organizational Responses to Terrorism (B. Guy Peters, Unl#§