Title: Fear and Politics (Scribe Short Books)
Description: The main justification for democracy as a system of government is the protection it affords its citizens from fear and danger and of the arbitrary use of state power. In this book, Dr Lawrence argues that fear is crucial factor in shaping Australian public policy in recent years, and charts its consequences on the Australian body politic.
Subjects: Current affairs, Politics, Fear, Fear of crime, Politics and government, Ethnic relations, Political aspects, Social conditions