The moral economy of security
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5779277 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Loader (0000-0002-6419-0486, University of Oxford), Benjamin Goold (University of British Columbia), Benjamin J Goold (University of British Columbia), Angélica Thumala (Catholic University of Chile, Chile) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 469-488 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoretical Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-4806 • E-ISSN: 1461-7439 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1362480614531613 |
| OpenAlex | W2100360862 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 41 |
In this article we draw upon our recent research into security consumption to answer two questions: first, under what conditions do people experience the buying and selling of security goods and services as morally troubling? Second, what are the theoretical implications of understanding private security as, in certain respects, tainted trade? We begin by drawing on two bodies of work on morality and markets (one found in political theory, the other in cultural sociology) in order to develop what we call a moral economy of security. We then use this theoretical resource to conduct an anatomy of the modes of ambivalence and unease that the trade in security generates. Three categories organize the analysis: blocked exchange; corrosive exchange; and intangible exchange. In conclusion, we briefly spell out the wider significance of our claim that the buying and selling of security is a morally charged and contested practice of governance
Ambivalence · Consumption · Moral economy · Spell · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Global Security and Public Health · Peacebuilding and International Security
Private Detectives
Exploring the social implications of buying and selling cyber security
Policiamento plural
Le recours au marché comme processus politique
Private security discretion
The politics of police ‘privatization’
Private security companies and domestic violence
Police foundation governance and accountability
The commodification of mobile phone surveillance
Regulating private sector security provision for victims of domestic violence
Private security as moral drama
Austerity, path dependency and the (re)configuration of policing
Security/capital
Scrutinising the appeal of volunteer Community Speedwatch to policing leaders in England and Wales
Policing the partnership
Sovereign control and ocean governance in the regulation of maritime private policing
The difference homeland security makes
Managing Risk and Preempting Immorality in Private Employment of Public Police
Support for Private Security in Latin America
Police Civilianization and the Production of Underclass Violence
Valour for Money? Contested Commodification in the Market for Security
Should ‘Moral Taint’ Be a Factor in Police Technology Procurement? The Case of Cellebrite
Legitimation work in privatized criminal justice
How can we better align private security with the public interest? Towards a civilizing model of regulation
The Moral Economy of Heroin in ‘Austerity Britain
Left Behind
The Revolt of the Elites
City of Walls
Morals and Markets. the Development of Life Insurance in the United States
Mercenaries
Last Best Gifts
Sex Cells
The Gift Relationship
On Limiting the Domain of Inequality
Philosophy and Public Affairs
The Ethical Limitations of the Market
The Currency of Justice
Private Sponsorship of Public Policing
Surveillance in the Time of Insecurity
Security Beyond the State
The Policing Web
On Limiting the Domain of Inequality
Civilizing Security
Tracking devices
The Strange Non-Death of Neoliberalism
Consuming security
Privately paid public policing
Patrol officers and public reassurance
Additional Security Patrols in Residential Areas
Modern Private Security
I Don't Dial 911
Policing Communal Spaces
The Banality of Security
Policing Before and After the Police
Spheres of Justice
Democracy Ltd. How Money and Donations Corrupted British Politics
A tainted trade? Moral ambivalence and legitimation work in the private security industry1
Buying and Selling Breasts
Enriching Exchange
Justifications for commodified security
| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,17 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |