Security Aid Canada and the Development Regime of Security
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Jeffrey Monaghan is an assistant professor in the Institute for Criminology and Criminal Justice at Carleton University.
"This book shines much-needed light on the underbelly of Canadian international assistance. It is a must-read for anyone interested in a myth-busting critical analysis of Canada's foreign policy, foreign aid, and security and defence policy, as well as its use of the whole-of-government approach." -- Stephen Brown, Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa "In Security Aid, Jeffrey Monaghan presents a powerful, well-researched, and clear argument that will be a welcome addition to the critical study of security as 'governmentality' in general, and of the Canadian policy process in particular." -- David Mutimer, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, York University
Canada is actively involved through various agencies in the domestic affairs of countries in the Global South. Over time, these practices – rationalized as a form of humanitarian assistance − have become increasingly focused on enhancing regimes of surveillance, policing, prisons, border control, and security governance.
Drawing on an array of previously classified materials and interviews with security experts, Security Aid presents a critical analysis of the securitization of humanitarian aid. Jeffrey Monaghan demonstrates that, while Canadian humanitarian assistance may be framed around altruistic ideals, these ideals are subordinate to two overlapping objectives: the advancement of Canada’s strategic interests and the development of security states in the "underdeveloped" world. Through case studies of the major aid programs in Haiti, Libya, and Southeast Asia, Security Aid provides a comprehensive analysis and reinterpretation of Canada’s foreign policy agenda and its role in global affairs.
Security aid: An introduction
Chapter One
Canada and the transversal security community
Chapter Two
Mapping security aid and the geographies of (in)security
Chapter Three
Security interventions: Policing the transversal
Chapter Four
Security infrastructures: ‘Hardware’ of transversal security
Chapter Five
Security techniques: ‘Software’ of transversal security
Conclusion(s): Security aid in an insecure world
References
Access to Information Act Requests cited
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Jeffrey Monaghan is an assistant professor in the Institute for Criminology and Criminal Justice at Carleton University.