[D66] Sociologists and the financial crisis - Against security

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Sociologists and the financial crisis - Against security

Are the stringent checks at airports really for our benefit? 'Against 
Security', a new book by the acclaimed American sociologist, Harvey 
Molotch, explores the complex systems which are designed to make us feel 
safe in public places. He tells Laurie Taylor why he thinks that 
security measures in airports and subways, post 9.11, have damaged the 
pleasure and dignity of our daily lives. They're joined by the design 
critic, Stephen Bayley. Also, Sociology's failure to address the 
financial crisis. The social scientist, Alberto Toscano's paper 
'Reformism and Melancholia' argues that the twin spectres of Fordism and 
Keynesianism have prevented sociologists from imagining a future beyond 
austerity.