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Counter-Terrorism Networks in the European Union

Counter-Terrorism Networks in the European Union Maintaining Democratic Legitimacy after 9/11

Author: Claudia Hillebrand
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199655052
Published In: October 2012
Format: Hardback , 256 pages
Jurisdiction: European Union ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Looks at counter-terrorism policing, particularly within the EU, and the perceived lack of parliamentary and judicial scrutiny
Focuses on the period post-9/11 and the challenges of increased global intelligence monitoring versus the rights of the individual
Presents new concepts, based on the European Police Office (Europol), offering greater accountability and improved international co-operation
Includes topical discussion of European involvement in the CIA's so-called extraordinary rendition campaign and the EU-US exchange of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data

Counter-Terrorism Networks in the European Union: Maintaining Democratic Legitimacy after 9/11 presents a model of democratic legitimacy for within international counter-terrorism co-operation. Exploring the current practices of European Union (EU) counter-terrorism policing, developed after 9/11, it highlights the current significant challenges to democratic legitimacy and seeks to present tools and solutions which ensure 'democratic' counter-terrorism actions and the protection of human rights.

Counter-terrorism policing is now a global concern, with co-operation between security authorities of different countries a crucial feature in the fight to prevent terrorism and extremism. Yet, given the emphasis on pre-emption, this type of policing tends to interfere to a far greater extent with the rights of the individual than traditional policing. This book scrutinises the current focus of enhanced communication between counter-terrorist associates at member-state and EU levels within Europe, alongside analysis of just how far the traditional, protective mechanisms of accountability and oversight are managing to keep up with this development. It proposes that current forms of counter-terrorism policing within the EU should be understood as networks - sets of expert institutional nodes or individual agents, from at least two countries - that are interconnected in order to authorize and provide security with regard to counter-terrorism, using the European Police Office (Europol) as a key example.

Readership: Academics and students of terrorism studies, international relations, intelligence, policing, and police investigation. Also of interest to those involved in national intelligence agencies, security services and those working in intelligence, counter-terrorism and organised crime within the police.

1: Towards a Transnationalization of European (Counter-terrorism) Policing
2: The Democratic Legitimacy of European Counter-terrorism Policing: Parliamentary and Judicial Scrutiny
3: The European Police Office: a Network Perspectives
4: European Counter-terrorism in Transition: Information Sharing and Proactive Policing
5: Stretching across the Atlantic: Transatlantic Counter-terrorism Initiatives
6: The Parliamentary Scrutiny of European Counter-terrorism Cooperation
7: The Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Context of European Counter-terrorism Policing

Claudia Hillebrand, Lecturer in Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism, Aberystwyth University

Dr Claudia Hillebrand is a Lecturer in Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism at the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University. Previously, she was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of War Studies, King's College London. Her main research interests include intelligence oversight and accountability; international intelligence and police co-operation; counter-terrorism policing; EU internal security; and the nexus between security provision and democratic legitimacy.