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Australia's local government and counter terrorism in the contemporary terrorism environment : risks and opportunities

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Australian counter terrorism governance has necessarily evolved in response to the dynamic nature of terrorism. This evolution has failed in to include a role for local governments within the all levels approach outlined by the government. This thesis demonstrates that the evolution of Australia's counter terrorism governance has led to vulnerabilities at the local government level within the context of the current terrorism environment. A four phased mixed method approach was adopted drawing on a sequential application of a review of academic theory, thematic mapping of Australian counter terrorism governance, case study and the adoption of the SWOT analytical framework. This mixed method approach concluded that the absence of local government from the strategic approach to counter terrorism failed to utilise the significant capabilities and resources available at the local level. This thesis identifies the risks and opportunities for local government involvement, making a number of recommendations to develop a future role at this level.

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Table of Contents

Part I -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Methodology -- Part II -- Chapter Three: Literature review to establish the current terrorism environment -- Chapter Four: Counter Terrorism Governance Thematic Analysis -- Chapter five: United Kingdom Case Study -- Chapter Six: Discussion chapter -- Part III -- Chapter Seven: Conclusion -- Sources Consulted -- Annexure A.

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Theoretical thesis. Bibliography: pages 70-81

Awarding Institution

Macquarie University

Degree Type

Thesis MRes

Degree

MRes, Macquarie University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Security Studies and Criminology

Department, Centre or School

Department of Security Studies and Criminology

Year of Award

2017

Principal Supervisor

Julian Droogan

Rights

Copyright Sarah Dorothy Holmes 2018 Copyright disclaimer: http://mq.edu.au/library/copyright

Language

English

Extent

1 online resource (84 pages) illustrations

Former Identifiers

mq:71233 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/1272192

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