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Managing Urban Security: City Walls and Urban Metis

Department of Political Science, University of Hawai'i at Mnoa, HI, USA

This article locates the contemporary security climate of the city of Los Angeles within a historical trajectory of modes of securitization. While some of the analysis treats the material and technological aspects of cities in general, and Los Angeles in particular, much of my emphasis, articulated in readings of both literary and film versions of police procedurals, is on discursive barriers. Ultimately, I suggest that, materially and discursively, urban America features class and ethnic fault lines that serve as the primary bases of security management.

Key Words: urban • security • Los Angeles • police procedurals • cinema

Security Dialogue, Vol. 40, No. 4-5, 443-461 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0967010609342880


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