The Dual State

Parapolitics, Carl Schmitt and the National Security Complex

Eric Wilson

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781138273849
• eBook ISBN: 9781317035220
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Droit
• Subtopic: Jurisprudence

This volume presents a practical demonstration of the relevance of Carl Schmitt's thought to parapolitical studies, arguing that his constitutional theory is the one best suited to investing the 'deep state' with intellectual and doctrinal coherence. Critiquing Schmitt's work from a variety of intellectual perspectives, the chapters discuss current parapolitical reality within the domain of criminology, the parapolitical nature of both the dual state and the national security state corporate complex. Using the USA as a prime example of the world's current dual or 'deep political state', the criminogenic dimensions of the parapolitical systems of post 9/11 America are discussed. Using case studies, the dual state is examined as the causal factor of inexplicable parapolitical events within both the developed and developing world, including Sweden, Canada, Italy, Turkey, and Africa.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Notes on Contributors
• Acknowledgments
• 1 The Concept of the Parapolitical
• 2 State–Corporate Globalization and the Rise and Demise of the New Deal World Order
• 3 Capitalism, Covert Action and State Terrorism: Toward a Political Economy of the Dual State
• 4 “America is Addicted to Oil”: U.S. Secret Warfare and Dwindling Oil Reserves in the Context of Peak Oil and 9/11
• 5 Researching Parapolitics: Replication, Qualitative Research and Social Science Methodology
• 6 The Unusual Suspects: Africa, Parapolitics and the National Security State Complex
• 7 State Hierarchy and Governance: Of Shadows or Equivalence in Regulating Global Crisis
• 8 Dual State: The Case of Sweden
• 9 Canadian Stalking Horse: “A Parallel Power”
• 10 A Study in Gray: The Affaire Moro and Notes for a Reinterpretation of the Cold War and the Nature of Terrorism
• 11 Schmitt, Ergenekon and the Neocons
• 12 The Spectacle and the Partisan
• 13 Targeting Journalists and Media in the New World Order
• Afterword: Dual Schmitt, Deep Schmitt
• Index