Männistö, ToniFinger, Matthias2013-08-272013-08-272013-08-272013https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/94304The events of October 2010, where terrorists managed to get explosive devices onboard of three passenger aircrafts and two air freighters, demonstrated weaknesses of the international air cargo and airmail security. Ever since, postal security has gained interest among policymakers and authorities. This study augments the limited body of academic literature on the topic by demarcating areas of postal security, identifying relevant stakeholders in each area, and investigating why these stakeholders engage in postal security. Research is based on a case study on Swiss Post’s mail service.Dangerous goodsmail bombspostal securitysupply chain securitytheft of mailtraffickingtext::conference output::conference paper not in proceedings