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TERRORISM AND DEMOCRACY THE BALANCE BETWEEN FREEDOM AND ORDER: THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE

COBANE, CRAIG THOMPSON

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2003, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Political Science.
The British Government has been engaged for more than thirty years in a struggle with terrorism related to Northern Ireland. During what is euphemistically called the Troubles, the British government has implemented a series of special emergency laws to address the violence. Drawing upon the political context and debate surrounding the implementation and development of the emergency legislation this research examines the overall effect of British anti-terrorism legislation on both respect for civil liberties and the government's ability to fight campaigns of violence. Drawing heavily upon primary sources, high profile cases of miscarriages of justice and accusation of an official 'shoot to kill' policy this project explores three distinct areas related to a government's balancing of the exigencies of individual liberty and societal order. First, accusations of an erosion of civil liberties are examined in relation to the war on terrorism. Second, it is argued three decades of special emergency legislation has led to the normalization of policies used to fight terrorism. Third, the powers created to deal with a unique crisis situation have expanded dramatically in scope and have continued to do so even as violence associated with the Troubles diminishes. The research concludes by exploring the project's findings and what the lessons the British experience may have for other liberal democracies dealing with sustained campaigns of violence.
Dr. Richard J. Harknett (Advisor)
415 p.

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  • COBANE, C. T. (2003). TERRORISM AND DEMOCRACY THE BALANCE BETWEEN FREEDOM AND ORDER: THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1070571375

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • COBANE, CRAIG. TERRORISM AND DEMOCRACY THE BALANCE BETWEEN FREEDOM AND ORDER: THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE. 2003. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1070571375.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • COBANE, CRAIG. "TERRORISM AND DEMOCRACY THE BALANCE BETWEEN FREEDOM AND ORDER: THE BRITISH EXPERIENCE." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1070571375

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)