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Book Review Of A Jurisprudence Of Power: Victorian Empire And The Rule Of Law, Michael Ashley Stein
Book Review Of A Jurisprudence Of Power: Victorian Empire And The Rule Of Law, Michael Ashley Stein
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A Tale Of Two Networks: Terrorism, Transnational Law, And Network Theory, Christopher J. Borgen
A Tale Of Two Networks: Terrorism, Transnational Law, And Network Theory, Christopher J. Borgen
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Talk of networks and "network theory" has become almost ubiquitous in the field of counterterrorism. Terrorist organizations are networks. Terrorists have been empowered by the Internet, ethnic diasporas, and cell phones—networks all. Many of the putative targets of terrorists—electrical grids, oil pipelines, and transportation systems, to name a few—are themselves networks. And, perhaps less often mentioned, terrorists are increasingly hampered by national and international laws that foster cooperation and coordination among states—a network of laws.
From "smart mobs" to "net wars," from narco-trafficking to the Internet, network theory has provided insights into decentralized social organizations and their coordinated action. Both …