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Constructing security: examining the Australian Federal Police's international mandate
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posted on 2017-02-16, 04:48 authored by Spratling, Alita DorothyThis thesis considers the Australian Federal Police's (AFP) relatively recent adoption of an
international mandate, where crime is increasingly defined as transnational in nature and
requiring extraterritorial law enforcement. The AFP have undergone a transformation in the
previous decade that has resulted in the doubling of personnel, increased resources and police
powers, and a current budget of over one billion dollars. The AFP has an extensive international
liaison network with officers posted in 30 countries as well as a contingent of readily deployable
officers for peacekeeping missions and emergency situations. This thesis examines how the AFP's
international mandate is informed by a security discourse. It argues that this rapid expansion has
occurred through the construction of transnational crime and security. Focusing on the key roles
of intelligence gathering, cooperation and collaboration, and peacekeeping and capacity building, a critical discourse approach is utilised to analyse AFP Annual Reports from 1997-2006 - a 'watershed' period in the organisation's history with regards to rapid growth and development
- to demonstrate how official discourse contributes to the construction of national security. The
Annual Reports utilise a threat narrative and states of perpetual crisis, justifying an international policing role and the need for international cooperation.
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Principal supervisor
Jude McCullochYear of Award
2014Department, School or Centre
School of Social Sciences (Monash Australia)Course
Master of PhilosophyDegree Type
MASTERSCampus location
AustraliaFaculty
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