When protest becomes crime: politics and law in liberal democracies

How does protest become criminalised? Applying an anthropological perspective to political and legal conflicts, Carolijn Terwindt urges us to critically question the underlying interests and logic of prosecuting protesters. The book draws upon ethnographic research in Chile, Spain, and the United St...

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Main Author: Terwindt, Carolijn (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: London Pluto Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Online Access: Table of Contents
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Keywords:
Civil Disobedience > Law and legislation
Demokratie > Gewaltloser Widerstand > Politischer Protest > Kriminalisierung
Erde
Fallstudie
Kriminalisierung
Political activists > Legal status, laws, etc
Politischer Protest
Protestbewegung
Protest movements > Law and legislation
Strafrecht
Straftat
Unterdrückung
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: 1800569149
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Summary:How does protest become criminalised? Applying an anthropological perspective to political and legal conflicts, Carolijn Terwindt urges us to critically question the underlying interests and logic of prosecuting protesters. The book draws upon ethnographic research in Chile, Spain, and the United States to trace prosecutorial narratives in three protracted contentious episodes in liberal democracies. Terwindt examines the conflict between Chilean landowners and the indigenous Mapuche people, the Spanish state and the Basque independence movement, and the United States' criminalisation of 'eco-terrorists.' Exploring how patterns and mechanisms of prosecutorial narrative emerge through distinct political, social and democratic contexts, Terwindt shines a light on how prosecutorial narratives in each episode changed significantly over time. Challenging the law and justice system and warning against relying on criminal law to deal with socio-political conflicts, Terwindt's observations have implications for a wide range of actors and constituencies, including social movement activists, scholars, and prosecutors.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite 247-262, Register
Physical Description:xi, 281 Seiten 22 cm
ISBN:9780745340050
9780745340043
0745340040
0745340059