Homeland Security - Paperback

by Austen D. Givens (Author), Nathan E. Busch (Author), Alan Bersin (Author)

This textbook--written by experts in the field--delivers a comprehensive, systematic introduction to homeland security Throughout the course of the book, particular emphasis will be placed on three paradigm shifts in homeland security: the new role of so-called "big data" analytics for risk assessment in homeland security decision-making; emerging understandings of the "homeland security enterprise," a term used by practitioners to describe whole-of-government efforts to manage natural and man-made threats; and the growing recognition of how international affairs can influence and shape domestic security considerations.

Author Biography

Austen D. Givens is an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity at Utica College.

Nathan E. Busch is Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Center for American Studies at at Christopher Newport University.

Alan Bersin, currently a Senior Fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center Homeland Security Project, served as Assistant Secretary of International Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, and previously as Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.