Anglo-European Intelligence Cooperation: Britain in Europe, Europe in Britain Contributor(s): Ben Jaffel, Hager (Author) |
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ISBN: 1032089024 ISBN-13: 9781032089027 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Intelligence & Espionage - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
Dewey: 327.124 |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.77 lbs) 244 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book investigates everyday practices of intelligence cooperation in anti-terrorism matters, with a specific focus on the relationship between Europe and Britain. The volume examines the effective involvement of British anti-terrorism efforts in European cooperation arrangements, which until now have been overshadowed by the UK-US 'special relationship' and by political debates that overstate the divide between Britain and continental Europe. In arguing that British intelligence has always had a European dimension, it provides a distinct perspective to the study of intelligence cooperation and the role of British intelligence therein. Mobilizing a 'field theory' approach, the book provides an original contribution to the understanding of intelligence cooperation by investigating everyday bureaucratic practices of 'ground-level' security professionals and police forces, embedded in a European 'field' structured around the exchange of anti-terror intelligence. It also accounts for the drivers behind cooperation by using 'field analysis, ' which explains the trajectory and positioning of actors according to their 'capitals' rather than necessities dictated by threats or state decisions. This book will be of much interest to students of Security Studies, International Political Sociology, Intelligence Studies, and International Relations in general. |