Authoritarian Police in Democracy
Title | Authoritarian Police in Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Yanilda María González |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2020-11-12 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1108900380 |
In countries around the world, from the United States to the Philippines to Chile, police forces are at the center of social unrest and debates about democracy and rule of law. This book examines the persistence of authoritarian policing in Latin America to explain why police violence and malfeasance remain pervasive decades after democratization. It also examines the conditions under which reform can occur. Drawing on rich comparative analysis and evidence from Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, the book opens up the 'black box' of police bureaucracies to show how police forces exert power and cultivate relationships with politicians, as well as how social inequality impedes change. González shows that authoritarian policing persists not in spite of democracy but in part because of democratic processes and public demand. When societal preferences over the distribution of security and coercion are fragmented along existing social cleavages, politicians possess few incentives to enact reform.
Authoritarian Police in Democracy
Title | Authoritarian Police in Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Yanilda María González |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2020-11-12 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1108830390 |
Explains the persistence of violent, unaccountable policing in democratic contexts.
Authoritarian Legality in Asia
Title | Authoritarian Legality in Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Weitseng Chen |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 409 |
Release | 2020-07-16 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1108496687 |
Provides an intra-Asia comparative perspective of authoritarian legality, with a focus on formation, development, transition and post-transition stages.
Policing in Taiwan
Title | Policing in Taiwan PDF eBook |
Author | Liqun Cao |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 209 |
Release | 2014-05-09 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1135916497 |
The police in Taiwan played a critical role in the largely peaceful transition from an authoritarian regime to a democracy. While the temptation to intervene in domestic politics was great, the top-down pressure to maintain a neutral standing facilitated an orderly regime change. This is the first monograph to examine the role of the police as a linkage between the state and civil society during the democratic transition and the role of the police in contemporary Taiwan. Starting with a brief history of Taiwan, this book examines the development of policing in Taiwan from a comparative, environmental, historical, operational, philosophical and political perspective; considers the role of the police in the democratic transition; and draws comparisons between police cultures in the East and in the West – both now and in the past. Taiwan operates as a modern country within an East Asian culture and this book shows that Taiwan’s move towards democracy may have political ramifications for the rest of the nations in the area. Including references to literature on policing in China and the U.S, this book about Taiwan police may serve as a springboard for academics and students to learn about similar cultures in this important area of the world. Policing in Taiwan will be of interest to academics and students who are engaged in the study of criminology, criminal justice, policing studies and Asian studies, as well as the general reader.
Ethics and Foreign Policy
Title | Ethics and Foreign Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Karen E. Smith |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2001-09-13 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780521009300 |
Democratic citizenship possible: MERVYN FROST
Dictators and their Secret Police
Title | Dictators and their Secret Police PDF eBook |
Author | Sheena Chestnut Greitens |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 347 |
Release | 2016-08-16 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1107139848 |
This book explores the secret police organizations of East Asian dictators: their origins, operations, and effects on ordinary citizens' lives.
Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes
Title | Constitutions in Authoritarian Regimes PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Ginsburg |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1107047668 |
This volume explores the form and function of constitutions in countries without the fully articulated institutions of limited government.