Policing protest in Argentina and Chile / Michelle D. Bonner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonner, Michelle D., 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--Argentina.

Police.

Police--Chile.

Crowd control--Argentina.

Crowd control.

Crowd control--Chile.

Protest movements--Argentina.

Protest movements.

Protest movements--Chile.

Human rights--Argentina.

Human rights.

Human rights--Chile.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado ; London, England : FirstForum Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite the pervasiveness of electoral democracy in Latin America, the police continue to repress political protests. Why? Does the majority of the public support the repression of protests? If not, whom do they hold accountable, and how? Michelle Bonner offers a new perspective on police reform and democratic accountability by analyzing how people talk about the policing of protests in Argentina and Chile. Tracing the history of policing protests in the two countries and exploring current discourses, practices, and media coverage, she finds that talk most definitely does matter.

Contents:

Policing protest

Rethinking accountability

Police and protest in Argentina: a history

Discourses on protest policing in Argentina

Media and protest policing in Argentina

Case study: the Pueyrredón Bridge protest

Police and protest in Chile: a history

Discourses on protest policing in Chile

Media and protest policing in Chile

Case study: the 2006 student protest

Comparing Argentina and Chile.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-414-7

OCLC:

1022795640