Myth of Mob Rule - Violent Crime and Democratic Politics

Informationen zum Autor Associate Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, and author of The Perils of Federalism (OUP) Klappentext In The Myth of Mob Rule, Lisa Miller compares three countries--the US, the UK, and the Netherlands--and explores when and with what consequences crime becomes a politically salient issue. Drawing from extensive original research, her findings reverse many of the accepted causal claims in the literature, finding that countries with multi-party parliamentary systems are more responsive to mass publics than the U.S. on crime and that such responsiveness promotes protection from a range of social risks, including from excessive violence and state repression. In other words, democratic publics in such countries support measures against violent crime, but also support policies that alleviate and improve social conditions in high-crime areas. The Myth of Mob Rule is essential reading for anyone concerned with the ways that political institutions affect crime and social welfare. Zusammenfassung Drawing on a comparative case study of three countries--the U.S., the U.K. and the Netherlands--The Myth of Mob Rule explores when and with what consequences crime becomes a politically salient issue. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents 1. Mass Publics, Crime, and Democratic Politics 2. Security from Violence as Collective Good 3. The Non-Politics of Crime in Post-war Britain 4. Violence, Racialized Risk, and U.S. Exceptionalism 5. Collective Security in The Netherlands 6. Two Cheers for Mob Rule Methodological Appendix A Methodological Appendix B References

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• Autori: Lisa L Miller, Lisa L. Miller, Lisa L. (Associate Professor of Political Miller, Lisa L. (Associate Professor of Political Science Miller, Miller Lisa L.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.04.2016
• EAN: 9780190228705
• ISBN: 978-0-19-022870-5
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; USA, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Political science & theory, United States of America, USA, Legal aspects of criminology, Violence in society, Political science and theory, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Violence and abuse in society, Criminology: legal aspects