Ports, Crime and Security: Governing and Policing Seaports in a Changing World
Anna Sergi, Alexandria Reid, Luca Storti, and Marleen Easton
Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit and the US-China trade dispute have heightened interest in the geopolitics and security of modern seaports. Ports are where contemporary societal dilemmas converge: the (de)regulation of international flows; the (in)visible impact of globalisation; the perennial tension between trade and security; and the thin line between legitimate, illicit and illegal. Applying a multidisciplinary lens to the political economy of port security, this book presents a unique outlook on the social, economic and political factors that shape organised crime and governance. Drawing on ... More
Keywords: port security, port regulation, corruption, complex crime, security governance, plural policing, hybrid policing, Blue Economy, cybersecurity, maritime security
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2021 | Print ISBN-13: 9781529217711 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: January 2022 | DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781529217711.001.0001 |
