Legal Control and Resistance Post-Seattle

The writers examine the state of legal control of social movements since the nonviolent protests at the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, Washington. They review previous literature on the relationship between the state and social movements and draw on ethnographic data, independent...

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Authors: Starr, Amory 1968- (Author) ; Fernandez, Luis (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
In: Social justice
Year: 2009, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 41-60
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
International organization
Law Enforcement
Law & globalization
Terrorism & globalization
International Relations
Globalization
PUBLIC demonstrations
Law enforcement > United States
Social Control
Anti-globalization movement
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Summary:The writers examine the state of legal control of social movements since the nonviolent protests at the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, Washington. They review previous literature on the relationship between the state and social movements and draw on ethnographic data, independent media reports, activist discussions, and public texts to outline a general framework for the study of the social control of dissent. The writers focus specifically on understanding how legal mechanisms are deployed to control protest, and how activists resist these control tactics.