ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the assumptions showing how the Corporations response to terrorism was framed, legitimated and negotiated out as a result of institutional alliances between themselves and other key urban managers and political authorities, creating a powerful 'pro-security' inside discourse. It also details the opposition to the ring of steel, which formed the 'outside discourse'. The construction of the ring of steel was planned and executed along the lines proposed by the Corporation of London who either used other 'readings' of the landscape to legitimate the security cordon or simply ignored them. The chapter briefly notes the historically and geographically specific institutional arrangements within the City, showing how these framed the construction of a powerful 'inside discourse'. It addresses how the City, as a result of terrorist risk, successfully operationalised local institutional strategies which strengthened the position of the Square Mile within the global economy. The chapter highlights the impact of 9/11 on managing the security risk in the City.
