Symbolic power and police legitimacy: the Royal Ulster Constabulary

In the following discussion we approach the issue of police legitimacy inNorthern Ireland through Habermas's theory of legitimacy and the shiftinglocus of conflict from the economic to the cultural sphere. It is argued thatthe cultural sphere is often a major site of conflict in divided societi...

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Main Author: Smyth, Jim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2002, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 295-310
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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