Contesting the Iron Fist Advocacy Networks and Police Violence in Democratic Argentina and Chile
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2004
/ Engelsk
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ISBN
9780415971690
Publisert
2004-12-26
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
600 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
236
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Claudio Fuentes is the Academic Coordinator at the Latin American Faculty of Social Science (FLACSO-Chile).
This work analyzes the interactions and international connections of the "civil rights" and "pro-order" coalitions of state and societal actors in the two countries. The author demonstrates that in democratizing contexts, protecting citizens from police abuse and becomes part of a debate about how to deal with issues of public safety and social control and of perceived trade-offs between liberty and security.
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This work analyses the interactions and international connections of the 'civil rights' and 'pro-order' coalitions of state and societal actors in Argentina and Chile.
Introduction. 1. Guarding the Guardians. 2. Chile: The Denial of Police Violence 3. Explaining an "Unexpected" Legal Reform in Chile 4. Argentina: Strong Advocacy Groups, Fluctuating Influence 5. Dealing with a Corporate Police Force in Argentina. 6. Contesting the Iron Fist. Appendix One: Chile: Government's Reactions Toward International and Local Reports. Appendix Two: Testing Social Groups' Responsiveness. Appendix Three: Argentina: Selected Cases of Corruption.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780415971690
Publisert
2004-12-26
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
600 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
236
Forfatter