Contesting the Iron Fist

Advocacy Networks and Police Violence in Democratic Argentina and Chile

AvClaudio Fuentes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-12-26
Mått:152 x 229 x 17 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Latin American Studies
Antal sidor:236
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415971690

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Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Claudio Fuentes is the Academic Coordinator at the Latin American Faculty of Social Science (FLACSO-Chile).

Innehållsförteckning

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.