Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 281 Seiten)
Serie:
Anthropology, culture and society
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Terwindt, Carolijn When protest becomes crime
DDC:
322.4
Schlagwort(e):
Political activists Legal status, laws, etc
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Protest movements Law and legislation
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Civil disobedience Law and legislation
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Protestbewegung
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Politischer Protest
;
Kriminalisierung
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Unterdrückung
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Straftat
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Strafrecht
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Fallstudie
;
Erde
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Demokratie
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Gewaltloser Widerstand
;
Politischer Protest
;
Kriminalisierung
Kurzfassung:
How does protest become criminalised? Applying an anthropological perspective to political and legal conflicts, Carolijn Terwindt urges us to critically question the underlying interests and logic of prosecuting protesters. The book draws upon ethnographic research in Chile, Spain, and the United States to trace prosecutorial narratives in three protracted contentious episodes in liberal democracies. Terwindt examines the conflict between Chilean landowners and the indigenous Mapuche people, the Spanish state and the Basque independence movement, and the United States' criminalisation of 'eco-terrorists.' Exploring how patterns and mechanisms of prosecutorial narrative emerge through distinct political, social and democratic contexts, Terwindt shines a light on how prosecutorial narratives in each episode changed significantly over time. Challenging the law and justice system and warning against relying on criminal law to deal with socio-political conflicts, Terwindt's observations have implications for a wide range of actors and constituencies, including social movement activists, scholars, and prosecutors.
Anmerkung:
Literaturverzeichnis Seite 247-262, Register
,
Law, Politics, and Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies
,
When Groups Take Justice Into Their Own Hands
,
The Prosecutorial Narrative and the Double Bind of Liberal Legalism
,
Mobilizing the Power of Victimhood
,
Challenging the State's Crime Definition
,
When Prosecutors Respond : Narratives in Action
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ETA cases in Spain
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Casting the Net Wider by Calling the Armed Group a Network
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Narrating the Praise for ETA Prisoners as Humiliation of Victims
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"Mapuche conflict" cases in Chile
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Vascillating Between Criminilisation and Negotiation
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Responding to Allegations of Racism and Repression Against the Mapuche People
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"Eco-terrorism" cases in the United States
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Shifting from Reactive to Proactive Prosecutions
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Drawing a Boundary between Raising Awareness and Intimidation
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Conclusion : The Prosecutor's Contested Claim to Criminal Justice
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