Challenging Repression

Author : Christian Davenport,Hank Johnston,Carol McClurg Mueller
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780816644254

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Repression and Mobilization by Christian Davenport,Hank Johnston,Carol McClurg Mueller Pdf

Introduction: repression and mobilization : insights from political science and sociology / Christian Davenport -- Protest mobilization, protest repression, and their interaction / Clark McPhail and John D. McCarthy -- Precarious regimes and matchup problems in the explanation of repressive policy / Vince Boudreau -- The dictator's dilemma / Ronald A. Francisco -- When activists ask for trouble : state-dissident interactions and the New Left cycle of resistance in the United States and Japan / Gilda Zwerman and Patricia Steinhoff -- Talking the walk : speech acts and resistance in authoritarian regimes / Hank Johnston -- Soft repression : ridicule, stigma, and silencing in gender-based movements / Myra Marx Ferree -- Repression and the public sphere : discursive opportunities for repression against the extreme right in Germany in the 1990s / Ruud Koopmans -- On the quantification of horror : notes from the field / Patrick Ball -- Repression, mobilization, and explanation / Charles Tilly -- How to organize your mechanisms : research programs, stylized facts, and historical narratives / Mark Lichbach.

Author : Walter S. DeKeseredy,Elliott Currie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351242035

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Progressive Justice in an Age of Repression by Walter S. DeKeseredy,Elliott Currie Pdf

Progressive Justice in an Age of Repression provides a much-needed engagement with questions of justice and reform within the current phase of global capitalism, one that is marked not only by significant social inequality, but also political bifurcation. It offers guidance on progressive strategies for resistance. It also extends criminological analysis by situating these contemporary challenges as globalized and inextricably linked to questions of political economy, law, and society. Bringing together an international selection of scholars, this book draws on a range of issues, such as immigration, street crime and the renewed push for "law and order," violence against women, environmental injustice, assaults on health care and social services, and the unleashing of private corporate exploitation of natural resources. It is a clarion for strategic thinking, a call for action fuelled by informed analysis, and a reimagining of the progressive society that is under attack by Trumpism, populism, and a rising right. This is an important read for those who teach and study criminology, deviance and social control, social problems, legal studies, political science, and policy studies. It is also a useful resource for practitioners, community-based activists, and policy makers seeking new ways of thinking critically about crime, law, and social control.

Author : Lester R. Kurtz,Lee A. Smithey
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780815654292

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The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements by Lester R. Kurtz,Lee A. Smithey Pdf

Political repression often paradoxically fuels popular movements rather than undermining resistance. When authorities respond to strategic nonviolent action with intimidation, coercion, and violence, they often undercut their own legitimacy, precipitating significant reforms or even governmental overthrow. Brutal repression of a movement is often a turning point in its history: Bloody Sunday in the March to Selma led to the passage of civil rights legislation by the US Congress, and the Amritsar Massacre in India showed the world the injustice of the British Empire’s use of force in maintaining control over its colonies. Activists in a wide range of movements have engaged in nonviolent strategies of repression management that can raise the likelihood that repression will cost those who use it. The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements brings scholars and activists together to address multiple dimensions and significant cases of this phenomenon, including the relational nature of nonviolent struggle and the cultural terrain on which it takes place, the psychological costs for agents of repression, and the importance of participation, creativity, and overcoming fear, whether in the streets or online.

Author : Bumba Mukherjee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031558931

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The IMF, Financial Crisis, and Repression of Human Rights by Bumba Mukherjee Pdf

Author : Alanna C. Torres-Van Antwerp
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009100519

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Legacies of Repression in Egypt and Tunisia by Alanna C. Torres-Van Antwerp Pdf

When an authoritarian regime collapses, what determines whether an opposition group will form a political party, be successful in mobilizing voters, and survive or dissolve as a group in subsequent years? Based on unique field research, this examines how legacies of authoritarian rule shaped the outcome of Egypt's 2011 founding elections.

Author : Saipira Furstenberg,Dana Moss
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781399506090

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Transnational Repression in the Age of Globalisation by Saipira Furstenberg,Dana Moss Pdf

Bringing together leading scholars, this volume is the first of its kind to address the growing global phenomenon of transnational repression in a comparative perspective. Authoritarian regimes in places like China, Russia and Saudi Arabia are infamous for cracking down on domestic opposition movements and democracy activists at home. And, in our age of globalisation, migration and technological development, dictators are increasingly able to extend their authoritarian power over their critics abroad. Using tactics that include surveillance, coercion, harassment and physical violence, transnational repression threatens the lives of democracy defenders, the basic rights of diaspora members and the rule of law in host states.

Author : Jonathan Feldman
Publisher : South End Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0896083543

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Universities in the Business of Repression by Jonathan Feldman Pdf

An essential guide for students and academics seeking to expose university complicity with militarism and repression in the Third World.

Author : Christian Davenport
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521766005

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Media Bias, Perspective, and State Repression by Christian Davenport Pdf

This book examines information reported within the media regarding the interaction between the Black Panther Party and government agents in the Bay Area of California (1967-1973). Christian Davenport argues that the geographic locale and political orientation of the newspaper influences how specific details are reported, including who starts and ends the conflict, who the Black Panthers target (government or non-government actors), and which part of the government responds (the police or court). Specifically, proximate and government-oriented sources provide one assessment of events, whereas proximate and dissident-oriented sources have another; both converge on specific aspects of the conflict. The methodological implications of the study are clear; Davenport's findings prove that in order to understand contentious events, it is crucial to understand who collects or distributes the information in order to comprehend who reportedly does what to whom as well as why.

Author : Christian Davenport,Benjamin Appel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780197654941

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The Death and Life of State Repression by Christian Davenport,Benjamin Appel Pdf

The Death and Life of State Repression addresses a problem that dates back at least 75 years, if not before. Since World War II, individuals and institutions from around the world have been concerned with state repression/human rights violations and since about 1990, a robust empirical literature has emerged to investigate what drives this behavior up or down (i.e., exploring variation). While useful, this work has generally ignored important aspects of the "Death/Life cycle" of state repression: i.e., its onset, escalation, termination and recurrence. Such an approach is important because different explanations and policies might be relevant for different parts of the cycle. Exploring a new database of repressive spells from 1976-2006 and new theory regarding spells, The Death and Life of State Repression breaks new ground in a variety of different ways. The book argues that repression is a sticky process that is largely slow-moving and non-adaptive. Consequently, change in this behavior is rare unless the ruling cohort is perturbed in some manner. What perturbs is somewhat surprising. The authors do not argue or find support for the predominant variables/policies advanced by the international community (i.e., naming/shaming, international law, military intervention and economic sanctions). Rather, their research advances and finds that political democratization plays a crucial role in reducing and stopping most aspects of repressive spells, and democratization itself is influenced by non-violent direct action. The book has major implications for those who wish to study state repression, as well as those who have an interest in trying to reduce and stop it from occurring across the Death/Life cycle. The path to less repressive behavior has never been clearer.

Author : Clair Apodaca
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781351976633

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State Repression in Post-Disaster Societies by Clair Apodaca Pdf

A natural hazard is a physical event but a disaster is a social and political phenomenon. Natural hazards are, for the most part, unavoidable and apolitical. However, they carry with them serious political, economic, and social consequences. Disasters also have adverse consequences on human rights standards. An understanding of the relationship between disasters and human rights outcomes requires knowledge of how disasters increase grievance and frustration, and impact the probability of contentious political behavior. To date, there has been little empirical or theoretical research on the specific circumstances under which disasters impact antigovernment political behavior, and even less is known of the causal chain between a natural disaster, protest activity, and human rights violations. In this book, Clair Apodaca maps a comprehensive causal model of the complex interactions between disasters and human rights violations. She claims that pre-existing inequalities and societal grievances turn a natural hazard into a disaster. A grievance-based theory of protests suggests that the underlying structural causes are social and economic group disparities, political exclusion, along with population pressures. To turn these all too common conditions into active political behavior requires a triggering event. When a damage–loss is the primary consequence of a disaster, the government and international community can compensate victims by providing rebuilding and reconstruction aid. However, when the disaster results in high numbers of fatalities, the government and international community cannot adequately compensate survivors for their losses. Grievances cannot be easily or effectively eliminated, and survivors and their supporters mobilize for change even if they are likely to face state repression. Clair Apodaca offers a unique contribution to our understanding of human rights violations. She effectively shows that there is a causal process between hazard events, protest activities, and government repression, a finding that is key to scholars, practitioners, and policy-makers working in this field.

Author : Steven Feldstein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190057503

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The Rise of Digital Repression by Steven Feldstein Pdf

The world is undergoing a profound set of digital disruptions that are changing the nature of how governments counter dissent and assert control over their countries. While increasing numbers of people rely primarily or exclusively on online platforms, authoritarian regimes have concurrently developed a formidable array of technological capabilities to constrain and repress their citizens. In The Rise of Digital Repression, Steven Feldstein documents how the emergence of advanced digital tools bring new dimensions to political repression. Presenting new field research from Thailand, the Philippines, and Ethiopia, he investigates the goals, motivations, and drivers of these digital tactics. Feldstein further highlights how governments pursue digital strategies based on a range of factors: ongoing levels of repression, political leadership, state capacity, and technological development. The international community, he argues, is already seeing glimpses of what the frontiers of repression look like. For instance, Chinese authorities have brought together mass surveillance, censorship, DNA collection, and artificial intelligence to enforce their directives in Xinjiang. As many of these trends go global, Feldstein shows how this has major implications for democracies and civil society activists around the world. A compelling synthesis of how anti-democratic leaders harness powerful technology to advance their political objectives, The Rise of Digital Repression concludes by laying out innovative ideas and strategies for civil society and opposition movements to respond to the digital autocratic wave.

Author : Kelly Hignett,Melanie Ilic,Dalia Leinarte,Corina Snitar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351668071

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Women's Experiences of Repression in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe by Kelly Hignett,Melanie Ilic,Dalia Leinarte,Corina Snitar Pdf

Based on extensive original research, including studies of autobiographies and biographies, reminiscences and memoirs, archived oral history data and interviews conducted by the authors, this book provides a rich picture of how women experienced repression in the former Soviet bloc. Although focusing on key years when repression was at its height – 1937 for the Soviet Union, 1941 for Lithuania and Poland, 1948 for Czechoslovakia and 1956 for Romania – the book ranges more widely. It demonstrates that although far fewer women than men were the direct victims of repression, women experienced severe repression in many ways, including exile, deportation and as family members of those arrested, imprisoned and executed.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004415539

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Neoliberalism and Academic Repression by Anonim Pdf

Neoliberalism and Academic Repression provides a theoretical examination of how the current higher education system is being shaped into a corporate-factory-industrial-complex. This timely collection challenges the neoliberal emphasis on valuation based on job readiness and outcome achievement.

Author : Poppy Febriana,Mochammad Tanzil Multazam ,Fika Megawati,Robbi Rahim
Publisher : European Alliance for Innovation
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781631907005

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ICEMSS 2018 by Poppy Febriana,Mochammad Tanzil Multazam ,Fika Megawati,Robbi Rahim Pdf

"New media and development of gender roles: law, social, and economic perspective.” This theme was raised as an effort to observe the development of new technology that has greatly affected people’s lives. Formerly to seek information, people can get it through conventional radio media, newspapers and television. But now only use the smartphone we can get very much information that can be obtained by accessing the online media portal or sharing and socializing through social media. For decades it has been stated that the media has the power to shape public opinion. Media not only can form a “worldview” of society, but also able to create awareness and individual belief in reality; a reality that has been defined by the media. Media has a powerful and direct effect to the audience (market). Including how then the media formed an opinion in the community about gender roles through the content provided by the new media. Of course it will be interesting to study media related to the law, social, and economic perspective.

Author : Mark R. Beissinger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 052100148X

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Nationalist Mobilization and the Collapse of the Soviet State by Mark R. Beissinger Pdf

This 2002 study examines the process of the disintegration of the Soviet state.