Place, race and politics: the anatomy of a law and order crisis

Place, Race and Politics presents an integrated analysis of the social and political processes that combined to construct a media-driven 'crisis' concerning African youth crime in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Combining original research and analysis alongside published sources, the au...

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Main Author: Weber, Leanne (Author)
Contributors: Blaustein, Jarrett ; Benier, Kathryn ; Wickes, Rebecca L. ; Johns, Diana
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. Emerald Publishing Limited 2021
In:Year: 2021
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Blacks in mass media
Crime & criminology
Juvenile Delinquency > Australia > Melbourne (Vic.)
Mass media and crime > Australia > Melbourne (Vic.)
Mass media and race relations > Australia > Melbourne (Vic.)
Melbourne (Vic.) > Race relations
Social Science ; Criminology
Youth, Black > Australia > Melbourne (Vic.)
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: 1847771327
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Summary:Place, Race and Politics presents an integrated analysis of the social and political processes that combined to construct a media-driven 'crisis' concerning African youth crime in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Combining original research and analysis alongside published sources, the authors carefully dissect the anatomy of a racialized and politicized public discourse and delve into the profound impact of this on African-Australian communities in Melbourne. Drawing on political and media analysis and community-based research, the authors investigate how South Sudanese Australians in Melbourne came to be identified, supposedly, as a unique threat to community safety, the role played by the media, state and federal politics, the policing and perceptions of race in this process, and the physical and emotional impacts on affected communities of the law and order crisis concerning 'African crime'. While deeply rooted in local conditions, the book resonates with similar examples of the criminalization and othering of racialized communities, the surveillance and exclusion of 'crimmigrants', and with popular punitivism and the rise of far-right politics globally in response to deeply felt anxieties about rapid social, economic and cultural change.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-130) and index. - Print version record
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 135 pages)
ISBN:9781800430457
9781800430471
DOI:10.1108/9781800430457