Crime and Corruption in New Democracies - The Politics of (In)security

Informationen zum Autor JON MORAN is Reader in Security at the University of Leicester, UK. His previous books include Policing the Peace in Northern Irela nd (Manchester University Press, 2008), and (edited with Mark Phythian) Intelligence, Security and Policing Post-9/11 (Palgrave, 2008). Klappentext One of the dark sides to democratization can be crime and corruption. This book looks at the way political liberalization affects these practices in a number of ways whilst also challenging some of the scare stories about democracy. The book also brings the politics of power back into an examination of corruption. Zusammenfassung One of the dark sides to democratization can be crime and corruption. This book looks at the way political liberalization affects these practices in a number of ways whilst also challenging some of the scare stories about democracy. The book also brings the politics of power back into an examination of corruption. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements  Introduction  Democratization and the Decentralization of Crime and Corruption  Democratization and Political Corruption: Bringing Politics Back In  Learning to Live Without Fear: Organised Crime and Democratization  Violent Democracies: Cycles of Crime, Politics and Violence    Legacies of Violence: Murder and Violent Crime in El Salvador and Guatemala  State Collapse, Democratization and Informal Power in Iraq Conclusion Bibliography Index

List of contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Democratization and the Decentralization of Crime and Corruption Democratization and Political Corruption: Bringing Politics Back In Learning to Live Without Fear: Organised Crime and Democratization Violent Democracies: Cycles of Crime, Politics and Violence Legacies of Violence: Murder and Violent Crime in El Salvador and Guatemala State Collapse, Democratization and Informal Power in Iraq Conclusion Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: J Moran, J. Moran
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349314782
• ISBN: 978-1-349-31478-2
• No. of pages: 242
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; B, Sociology, Economic Policy, Democracy, Political Science, Criminology, Political Sociology, Politics & government, Political structures: democracy, Economic development, Organized crime, Development policy, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Development Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general