Description
Police Abuse in Contemporary Democracies, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Coordinators: Bonner Michelle D., Seri Guillermina, Kubal Mary Rose, Kempa Michael
Language: EnglishSubjects for Police Abuse in Contemporary Democracies:
Keywords
Police; Police abuse; Democracy; Citizenship; Accountability; Inequality; United States; France; South Africa; Chile; Quebec; Argentina; India; Brazil; policing
Publication date: 01-2019
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 04-2018
Support: Print on demand
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Argues that police abuse challenges political scientists to rethink the concept of democracy
Examines how political science has addressed democracy in its dominant literatures and the challenge the recent ‘decline of democracy’ poses to these conceptualizations
Draws on case studies from countries spanning five continents, including the United States, France, Canada, India, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and South Africa