About Book

Regulatory Counter-Terrorism explores an emerging terrain in which the global governance of terrorism is expanding. This terrain is that of proactive regulatory governance – the management of the day-to-day activities of individuals and entities in order to pre-emptively minimize vulnerability to terrorism. Overshadowed by the more publicized dimensions of military and criminal justice responses to terrorism, regulatory counter-terrorism has grown in size and impact without stirring up as much academic debate. Through a critical assessment of international regulatory counter-terrorism in three areas – financial services, the control of arms and dangerous materials, and the cross-border movement of persons and goods – this volume identifies a dynamic trend. This is the refashioning of international rule making into a flexible and experimental exercise. This volume shows how this transformation is affecting societies across the world in new ways and in the process [...] This book critically examines how terrorism prevention has shifted from reactive state security measures to proactive global regulatory governance. It reveals how international institutions and private actors collaborate to monitor and control financial transactions, arms trade, and cross-border mobility. The work argues that this trend transforms global governance into a form of everyday regulation, blurring the boundaries between security, law, and economic governance — creating new ethical, legal, and sovereignty dilemmas in the name of pre-emptive security.