Managing Security

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'The chapters in this book offer valuable insights for academics, students, practitioners and governments addressing issues of resilience, security and the repair of systems broken years ago. This book is a wake-up call for action, once again.'--Katarina Strbac, The School of Engineering Management, Belgrade, Serbia

'[T]his is one of the most interesting books on defense and security topics that I have read. It addresses key questions and issues of security management that lecturers and students, as well as staff at defense and security institutions, frequently encounter.... It is also very enjoyable to read. I would therefore, with full confidence, strongly recommend this book.'--Major General Jonni Mahroza, Indonesian Defense University

"Managing Security presents a varied, rich compilation of texts that adds new dimensions to complex issues. While the book offers detailed insights on specific topics related to managing security, it also provides a broader framework for how to approach reform. I appreciated the emphasis on conceptual clarity, which is manifested throughout the book and encouraged me to re-examine how I use and understand certain concepts, and the way others may interpret them. I will read the book again, both in its entirety and as a handbook, and I will most definitely encourage others to do the same.'--Emma Ingemansson, Folke Bernadotte Academy, Stockholm, Sweden

'The pressures on national security are diffuse and challenging. We are in a more competitive era in which the nature and distribution of global power is changing, and the past 18 months have tested national security systems in a way that has been long predicted, yet still found many unprepared and struggling. Against this backdrop, Cleary and Darby's book is an important contribution to the debate about how nations protect themselves and their citizens. The book urges a systems approach that goes beyond individual actors and highlights the importance of often neglected areas such as legitimacy, organisational and human behaviour. Taking us back to the basics, they invite us to challenge many of the hidden assumptions codified in policy and question whether the choices we have made remain valid. In doing so, they and their contributors have produced a work that is of value to those working in or studying national security and its continuous adaptation to new risks and threats.'--Paul O'Neill, Senior Research Fellow at RUSI, London, UK