This work takes a look at the tensions between ideas of community and individuality, and security and freedom. It offers a reappraisal of the concept of "community" - a concept that has become central to current debates about the nature and future of our societies.

This work takes a look at the tensions between ideas of community and individuality, and security and freedom. It offers a reappraisal of the concept of "community" - a concept that has become central to current debates about the nature and future of our societies.