Sociology 3363F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Governmentality, Dispositif, Risk Society
17 Dec 2017
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Activities often associated with terrorism have been carried out at several important sporting events: Sporting events symbolize many of the cultural values of western liberal democracies. Sporting events are also dense congregations of people, making damage efficient for perpetrators. Having large audiences capable of drawing attention. Sporting events are often entrenched in geopolitical conflicts (i. e. , munich olympics) Globalizations has made it easy to construct terrorist networks that transcend borders and make it difficult to identify for authorities. Governments have thus intensified its policing strategies at major sporting events. Police: conceive of terrorism as a matter of crime control on the basis of professional standards of efficiency (i. e. , fbi, nydp) Intelligence/government: conceive of terrorism as a matter of national security on the basis of intelligence gathering and pre-emption (i. e. , department of homeland security; nsa) Military: conceive of terrorism as a matter of war on the basis of military intervention.
