Informal counterterrorism arrangements in Europe
Beauty by variety or duplicity by abundance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8911435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Oldrich Bures (0000-0003-0714-1036, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 495-518 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cooperation and Conflict (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-8367 • E-ISSN: 1460-3691 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0010836712462774 |
| OpenAlex | W2030281353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 25 |
Most existing analyses of counterterrorism cooperation among EU Member States have focused on the formal EU agencies and institutions, which may be regarded as direct vertical extensions of political and executive power in the EU Member States. When it comes to practical cooperation, however, it appears that national security agencies in Europe often prefer to utilize horizontal non-EU counterterrorism arrangements. Because of their flexibility and relative independence from national governments, as well as their ability to include a broader range of participants on equal footing, it is generally assumed that these informal arrangements are more suitable for achieving common goals than their more formal and hierarchical EU counterparts. This article argues that the informal non-EU arrangements also suffer from a number of distinct shortcomings. This, in turn, questions the wisdom of the post-9/11 response to terrorism by putting yet more formal EU bodies and/or informal arrangements on the already crowded map of security bodies in Europe
Business · Economics · European union · Flexibility (engineering · Independence (probability theory · International trade · Management · Member states · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Terrorism · Variety (cybernetics · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
European Union and the fight against terrorism
Explaining the depth and breadth of international intelligence cooperation
Policy networks for European internal security governance
Security governance and the limits of depoliticisation
Public Opinion on Intelligence and Counterterrorism Cooperation between Democracies and Autocracies
Turning oil into blood
Differentiation and trust
The evolution of the European Union’s ‘fight against terrorism’ discourse
The EU and Counter-Terrorism
Decision-Making in the European Union
Informal Governance in the European Union
Eurojust’s Fledgling Counterterrorism Role
European Migration Policy in the Aftermath of September 11
The European Union and Post-9/11 Counterterrorism
Not Just Joining the Dots But Crossing the Borders and Bridging the Voids
Security Governance and Networks
The European response to terrorism
Terrorism and the European community
The governance of European security
Policing the European Union
The Democratic Deficit
Legitimacy under Pressure
New Modes of Governance and the Participatory Myth
The Dynamics of Justice and Home Affairs
The Action Plan on Combating Terrorism
The Quint
The Absent Friend
Europol's Fledgling Counterterrorism Role
EU Counterterrorism Policy
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |