Globalization, State Transformation, and Public Security

Abstract

Globalization changes the context, the structure, and the institutions of the nation-state. Even the traditional core area of public security is being affected, and rationalities from business and the market are being introduced to the security field. The most recent security technologies build less on public authority and more on management and markets. The San Diego region of Southern California, a region thoroughly affected by globalization, illustrates this process through its introduction of management methods in police work and the growth of gated communities as a defensive technology.