Marc Schuilenburg Libros

Exploring the persistent relevance of hysteria in contemporary society, this book synthesizes insights from various disciplines, including social history, philosophy, and feminist theory. It presents a cohesive conceptual framework for understanding mass hysteria, drawing on empirical research to illuminate its complexities. By addressing the intersections of cultural studies, criminology, and psychoanalysis, it challenges the notion that hysteria is merely a relic of the past, revealing its ongoing significance in modern discourse.

Traditionally, security has been the realm of the state and its uniformed police. However, in the last two decades, many actors and agencies, including schools, clubs, housing corporations, hospitals, shopkeepers, insurers, energy suppliers and even private citizens, have enforced some form of security, effectively changing its delivery, and overall role. In The Securitization of Society, Marc Schuilenburg establishes a new critical perspective for examining the dynamic nature of security and its governance