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Book Launch "Stadtrevier. Polizei und Sicherheit im urbanen Raum", Sabine Mecking and Martin Göllnitz

In contrast to the old European tradition of the city as a place of peace, where the "city air" made people free or at least guaranteed freedom from violence, large cities have been regarded as spaces of insecurity not only since the 20th century. However, the often exaggerated image of the "city as Moloch" is extremely blurred. As early as the 18th century, there were police reforms in many European cities that were linked to a security policy discourse on urban space. The articles in this special issue show that the question of whether and how situations are defined as relevant to security as well as the use of specific security repertoires are inextricably linked to the authority and power of the police.

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