Bibliograph

When protest becomes crime, politics and law in liberal democracies, Carolijn Terwindt

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When protest becomes crime, politics and law in liberal democracies, Carolijn Terwindt

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When protest becomes crime

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Carolijn Terwindt

Series statement

Anthropology, Culture and Society

Sub title

politics and law in liberal democracies

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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