While Security stories often point to real threats, the narratives of leaders are as much about legitimating the power of rulers and the political and economic system that brought them to power.
In the US today, the contradiction is especially.
Their analysis reveals the great irony about Security stories : they historically increase insecurity, imperiling citizens and nation .
Derber and Magrass offer a penetrating examination of this phenomenon across history and types of societies.
While Security stories often point to real threats, the narratives of leaders are as much about legitimating the power of rulers and the political and economic system that brought them to power