Before September

A History of Counter-terrorism in New Zealand

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6234080
AutoresB K Greener-Barcham (autor de correspondencia)
Año2002
Volumen37
Número3
Páginas509-524
Fecha de publicación2002-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1036114021000026382
OpenAlexW2081863173
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas10

The events of 11 September 2001 have prompted many states throughout the world to reinvigorate and strengthen their focus on countering terrorism. Surprisingly New Zealand, arguably a relatively unlikely target for terrorist action, already had in place a very comprehensive set of counter-measures both prior to this more recent event and even before the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in the mid-1980s. This article investigates why and how a state as 'secure' as New Zealand has purposely created a comprehensive set of counter-terrorist measures over the years. Reasons of caution and prudence in the domestic arena are perhaps sufficient, but this article further asserts that various other 'international' elements have also been, and will continue to be, major factors in the development of legislative and substantive counter-terrorist measures in New Zealand

Counter terrorism · Criminology · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Prudence · Sociology · State (computer science · Terrorism · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence