Political Technology and the Erosion of the Rule of Law

Contents: Preface 1. A Critique of Political Technology 2. Visions of Political Technology 3. Constellations of Law-Rule and the State of Exception 4. The State of Exception as Mindset and Doctrine 5. Political Extremism and the Militancy of Law-Rule 6. Normalizing the State of Exception: Counter-Terrorism and 'Whatever it Takes' 7. Normalizing Torture as a Technique of Governing: What the 'Exigencies of War' Demand? Afterword

Doctrine · Mindset · Political science · Politics · Rule of law · Sociology · State of exception · Terrorism · Torture · Vision · War on terror · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Torture, Ethics, and Law · Case studies · Democracy · law and legislation · National security · Prevention · Terrorism, prevention · The State · War and emergency legislation · War and emergency powers