Chapter 10
On security and safety
Governing terrorism and security through risk
Although the concepts of safety and security are often treated
as synonymous, they are increasingly used to distinguish between separate fields of
handling risks: terrorism and other intentional crimes is associated to security,
while safety implies protection from unintentional acts. This chapter investigates
how safety and security, which used to be considered two different phenomena with
different origins and meanings, have now become intertwined through the concept of
risk, not only affecting counterterrorism responsibility but also legitimizing
counterterrorism measures that would not have been accepted previously. Thorough the
concept of risk, terrorism has become not just a threat but a manageable phenomenon
that can be identified, predicted, and handled. By intertwining the discourses of
safety and security, terrorism becomes linked to the responsibility of organizations
and to the management of risk.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.The origins of safety
- 3.The origins of security
- 4.The implications of 9/11 on security
- 5.Security becomes an antonym of safety
- 6.Safety and security as a dichotomy
- 7.Conclusions
-
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