Of Privacy and Power: The Transatlantic Struggle over Freedom and Security
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Of Privacy and Power: The Transatlantic Struggle over Freedom and Security
By (Author) Henry Farrell
By (author) Abraham L. Newman
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
11th June 2019
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Political economy
International relations
Privacy and data protection
Human rights, civil rights
323.448094
Physical Properties
Hardback
248
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
How disputes over privacy and security have shaped the relationship between the European Union and the United States and what this means for the future We live in an interconnected world, where security problems like terrorism are spilling across borders, and globalized data networks and e-commerce platforms are reshaping the world economy. This
Reviews
"Winner of the ICOMM Best Book Award, International Communication Section of the International Studies Association"
"One of Foreign Affairs Best Books of 2019"
"A Daniel Drezner Best Political Economy Book of the Year"
"A Just Security Holiday Reading Book of the Year"
"Talk about having a year. Most political economy scholars would be happy to have one standout publication in a year. Farrell and Newman produced two distinct pieces of scholarship, both of which deal with the less anticipated ramifications of deepening economic interdependence. Of Privacy and Power explains how the United States was able to get the European Union to adopt some (but not all) of its post-9/11 security measures on issues ranging from airline passenger data to finance. Interdependence empowered newer, nontraditional actors, creating new cross-national bargains."---Daniel Drezner, Washington Post
"An important contribution to political science, expanding on their concept of 'weaponized interdependence,' namely how the U.S. (and sometimes other political actors) uses access to international networks, such as SWIFT, to push other nations around."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution
"American debates about privacy and security tend to be framed in terms of purely domestic interests: This book details how those conflicts are critically shaped by international relations, and how the US and EU facets of that fight cant be understood in isolation."---Julian Sanchez, Just Security
Author Bio
Henry Farrell is professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University. He is the author of The Political Economy of Trust. Farrell lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Twitter @henryfarrell. Abraham L. Newman is professor of government in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. His books include Voluntary Disruptions and Protectors of Privacy. Newman lives in Washington, DC. Twitter @ANewman_forward
