Visions of Political Violence
Auteur : Ruggiero Vincenzo
In this book, Vincenzo Ruggiero offers a typology of different forms of political violence. From systemic and institutional violence, to the behaviour of crowds, to armed conflict and terrorism, Ruggiero draws on a range of perspectives from criminology, social theory, political science, critical legal studies and literary criticism to consider how these forms of violence are linked in an interdependent field of forces.
Ruggiero argues that systemic violence encourages more institutional violence, which in turn weakens the ability of citizens to set up political agendas for change. He advocates for a reduction of all types of violence, which can be enacted through fairer distribution of resources and the provision of political space for contention and negotiation.
This book will be of interest to all those engaged in research on violence, terrorism, armed conflict and the crimes of the powerful. It makes an important contribution to criminological and social theory.
1. Introduction 2. Systemic violence 3. Institutional violence 4. Crowds and group violence 5. Conspiracy and the contemplation of crime 6. Armed struggle and civil war 7. Random killing and martyrdom 8. Chaotic murder 9. Belligerence as sexual violence 10. Numinous terror 11. Violence and social change 12. Conclusion
Vincenzo Ruggiero is Professor of Sociology at Middlesex University. He has worked on penal systems, fiction and crime, illegal markets, social movements and the crimes of the powerful. He has conducted research for the ESRC, the European Commission and the United Nations. Among his recent sole-authored books are Penal Abolitionism (2010), The Crimes of the Economy (2013), Power and Crime (2015) and Dirty Money (2017). In 2016 he was granted the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of Criminology, Division on Critical Criminology.
Date de parution : 08-2019
12.9x19.8 cm
Date de parution : 08-2019
12.9x19.8 cm
Mots-clés :
Young Men; ISIS Control; Crimes of the Powerful; EU Resident; Systemic violence; Violent Human Conflict; Institutional violence; Paul Nizan; State Crime; State Corporate Crime; Armed struggle; Excitable Heads; Sexual Violence; Ancient Rome; Social Change; Aid Virus; terrorism; fictional visions; Richard III; political violence; Human Suffering; criminology; Rwandan Patriotic Army; Hiroshima Mon Amour; Longer Protagonists; Place De La Concorde; Revolutionary Suicide; Restorative Justice; Teddy Bears; Savage Skills; Calais Jungle; Direct Democracy; Cultural Criminology