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Cover Page -- Dedication -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Surveillance, Governmentality, Identity and Discourse -- 3 Discourse Theory and Analysis -- 4 Representation of Surveillance Practices -- 5 Subjectivity and Subject Positions in Discourses of Surveillance -- 6 Identity in Discourses of Surveillance -- 7 Conclusions and Implications -- Bibliography

Surveillance and Identity analyses the discourse of surveillance in the contemporary United Kingdom, drawing upon public language from central government, governmental agencies, activist movements, finance and banking and the news media. Examining the logics of these discourses and revealing the manner in which they construct problems of governance in the light of the insecurity of identity, this book shows how identity is fundamentally linked to surveillance, as governmental discourses privilege surveillance as a response to social problems.

The First War on Terrorism examines the response of the Reagan Administration to the political violence it confronted during the 1980s. David C. Wills takes the reader inside the negotiations over how to respond to terrorist acts and shows how the Reagan Administration's decision making process was a crucial obstacle to formulating a consistent and effective terrorism policy

This paper is a political theory analysis using the conflict, attacks, and 'hactivism' surrounding the WikiLeaks organisations following diplomatic cable releases as a case study to demonstrate the complexity of contemporary cyber conflict. This complexity is reflected in the motivations, identities, and values of a multiplicity of (often non-state) actors. Termed 'the first visible cyber war' this conflict (having already drawn in states, media organisations, banks and payments companies, and loose coalitions of individuals) is one where traditional metaphors of war occlude as much as they reveal. International relations and critical security studies have developed a range of approaches to international conflict that focus on identities, values, and normative frameworks. Securitization, hegemony, and democratic demands offer a productive way of understanding cyber conflict. Distributed denial of service attacks are interpreted as an attempt to establish a dominant discursive position and to construct a coalition around political issues

Since economic reforms started in 1978, urbanisation in China has been taking place at a faster rate than ever before. This recent urban development is characterised by overcrowded agglomerations, fast­growing small-medium cities, imbalance in regional development, widening rural-urban disparities, urban housing shortage, heavy traffic congestion and serious damage to the environment. This research examines the characteristics of China's urbanisation and the patterns of its development. Although the patterns can be explained by cumulative causation, the trickle-down effect should not be ignored because the effectiveness of trickle-down also depends on the geographical distance. More research is necessary to test which theory can better explain the patterns of China's recent urbanisation development. This article also studies the environmental impact of China's rapid urbanisation development. It is argued that future growth need not be purchased at the expense of higher levels of pollution. But China is a developing and growing country with many competing claims on public and private resources. Reconciling these claims and prioritising environmental policies requires careful analysis of the economic costs and benefits of urbanisation. At present, the Chinese government's agenda on urbanisation, environment and development in the 21st century is but a visionary concept, which lacks a comprehensive policy framework and realistic implementation measurements. Actions for the next twenty-five years rest on three pillars: harnessing market forces, creating incentives for investment in cleaner urban environment, and developing effective regulation and a legal framework.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Map of China -- The Editors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Urban Land Management in China: Completing the Policy Agenda -- 3 Development of Urban Land Policies in China -- 4 China's Land Reform and the Establishment of a Property Market: Problems and Prospects -- 5 Pricing of Land in China's Reforms -- 6 The Impact of China's Economic Reforms upon the Construction Industry -- 7 Foreign Investment in the Construction Industry -- 8 Social Cost Benefit Analysis of China's Construction Investment -- 9 Pioneer Urban Housing Reform in China -- 10 Sustainable Development: A Sino-British Comparison -- References.

Using the politics of personal information and online privacy as a case study, this article sets out the justification for the use of games in the education and communication of online privacy issues. It draws upon existing research into privacy knowledge and behaviour, game design for education and the experience of the Visualisation and Other Methods of Expression (VOME) project in designing a privacy education game. Adapted from the source document.

Using the politics of personal information and online privacy as a case study, this article sets out the justification for the use of games in the education and communication of online privacy issues. It draws upon existing research into privacy knowledge and behaviour, game design for education and the experience of the Visualisation and Other Methods of Expression (VOME) project in designing a privacy education game.

This article uses a governmentality and discourse analysis approach to analyze cyber security policy literature. It examines the problems of construction of virtual space and current efforts to secure this space political and technologically. It extracts a model of cyber security discourse that constructs cyberspace as ungovernable, unknowable, a cause of vulnerability, inevitably threatening, and a home to threatening actors.