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Interrogating National Security, Surveillance, and Terror in Canada and Australia

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In this chapter the co-editors introduce the comparative volume and its rationales, provide context about national security, surveillance and terror in both Canada and Australia, describe contributions found in the volume, and conclude with an overview of the volume.

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  1. Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON, Canada

    Kevin Walby

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    Randy K. Lippert

  3. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Locked Bag 20000, Geelong, VIC, Australia

    Ian Warren & Darren Palmer

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    Randy K. Lippert

  2. Department of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg, Centennial Hall, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Kevin Walby

  3. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia

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Walby, K., Lippert, R.K., Warren, I., Palmer, D. (2016). Interrogating National Security, Surveillance, and Terror in Canada and Australia. In: Lippert, R., Walby, K., Warren, I., Palmer, D. (eds) National Security, Surveillance and Terror. Crime Prevention and Security Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43243-4_1

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