Governance and evidence based policy under a National Security framework.

Wigan, Marcus

Abstract

This paper addresses the conflicts of the inherent strains between evidence based policy and contestable evidence based policy under the strictures of a National Security
framework. The shifts in attitudes as to what is acceptable in the application of criminal law to civil offences
appears to follow the trends set in the Anti-Terrorism Acts. A possible counterweight is improved contestability. It is urged that this issue be investigated carefully in order to ensure
better governance in this strained area of civil society.

Citation

Wigan, M. (2008). Governance and evidence based policy under a National Security framework. In K. Michael, & M. Michael (Eds.), Australia and the new technologies: Evidence based policy on public administration. [Proceedings of the] Third RSNA Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security: Evidence based policy on public administration 23-24 July 2008 Canberra (49-58). Australian Homeland Security Research Centre

• Publication Date: 2008
• Deposit Date: Mar 30, 2009
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 49-58
• Book Title: Australia and the new technologies: Evidence based policy on public administration. [Proceedings of the] Third RSNA Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security: Evidence based policy on public administration 23-24 July 2008 Canberra
• ISBN: 9781741281507
• Keywords: Terrorism; Threat; Contestability; Evidence based policy; Social informatics; Community; Accountability; Risks, Intellectual Property; ACTA; DCMA: Criminalisation
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2515