Safety First: How local processes of securitization have affected the position and role of Dutch mayors

__Abstract__ This book describes a research project combining local and national studies on the position and role of Dutch mayors in local safety governance in the Netherlands between the years 1990 and 2010. The overall finding is that an ever growing trend of securitizing local issues has fostered an expansion of the mayor’s formal position, as well as his practical actions in public safety governance. The first part of the book provides a general introduction to the research project. Chapter one introduces the research problem, its implications for theory and practice, and it provides a gen... Mehr ...