Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Critical Infrastructure Protection, Broken Windows Theory, Maher Arar
21 Oct 2015
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16th c onward: long decline in domestic crime and violence. People absorb new values, learning how to self-discipline better. Military remains as an extension of state"s monopoly on violence. Regime falls when military ceases to defend it. Military may offer itself as alternative to civilian rule (if the regime falls) Perspectives: (a) liberal: sustains rule of law impartially , consensually (b) conservative: props up state authority in face of constant threat of disorder ( c) radical: serves elite, represses people, requires constant check and challenge. Police state: abandons constitutionalism, rule of law no longer applies. With globalization, ever more difficult to sustain- porous borders. As states grew more capable, became better at creating order, law enforcement, subduing anarchy. 18th -19th c: police replace military as providers of domestic order (better suited; military is for external defense) Historical reluctance to establish permanent federal security agency- fbi founded in 1908, grew during the cold war.
