Policing protest : the control of mass demonstrations in Western democracies / Donatella della Porta and Herbert Reiter, editors ; afterword by Gary T. Marx. - Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1998. - 302 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Social movements, protest, and contention v. 6

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-287) and index.

Introduction: The Policing of Protest in Western Democracies/ Donatella della Porta and Herbert Reiter -- 1. Policing, Protest and Disorden in Britain/ Robert Reiner -- 2. Policing Protest in the United States: 1960-1995 -- 3. The Policing of Protest in France: Toward a Model of Protest Policing/ Olivier Fillieule and Fabien Jobard -- 4. Public Order, Protest Cycles, and Political Process: Two Swiss Cities Compared/ Dominique Wisler and Hanspeter Kriesi -- 5. Controlling Protest in Contemporary Historical and Comparative Perspective/ P.A.J. Waddington -- 6. Police and Public Order in Italy, 1944-1948: The Case of Florence/ Herbert Reiter -- 7. The Policing of Mass Demonstrations in Spain: From Dictatorship to Democracy/ Oscar Jaime-Jimenez and Fernando Reinares -- 8. Police Philosophy and Protest Policing in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1960-1990 -- 9. The Policing of Hooliganism in Italy/ Rocco De Biasi -- 10. Police Knowledge and Protest Policing: Some Reflections on the Italian Case/ Donatella della Porta -- Afterword: Some reflections on the Democratic Policing of Demonstrations/ Gary T. Marx.

"The way in which police handle political demonstrations is always potentially controversial. In contemporary democracies, police departments have two different, often conflicting aims: keeping the peace and defending citizens' right to protest. This collection, the only resource to examine police interventions cross-nationally, analyzes a wide array of policing styles. Focusing on Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Spain, the United States and South Africa, the contributors look at cultures and political power to examine the methods and the consequences of policing protest."--Publisher's description.

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Riot control--Europe, Western
Riot control--United States
Demonstrations--Europe, Western
Demonstrations--United States
Protest movements--Europe, Western
Protest movements--United States

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