Understanding Political Violence: A Criminological Approach - Couverture souple

Ruggiero, Vincenzo

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0335217516 ISBN 13 : 9780335217519

Editeur : Open University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Understanding Political Violence introduces political violence in the context of sociological and criminological debates. The author distinguishes between political violence from below, for example collective violence, insurgency, armed struggle and terrorism; and political violence from above, which includes indiscriminate repression, institutional and state violence, torture and war.

Vincenzo Ruggiero discusses and critiques the contribution of criminological theory to understanding political violence. He draws on stimulating case studies to illustrate the theory, including interviews with former members of the Red Army Faction in Germany and the Brigate Rosse in Italy.

The concluding chapter examines the recent development of a criminology of war and calls for a general ceasefire and the criminalisation of war, the most extreme form of institutional violence.

This is essential reading for students and researchers in criminology, political studies, sociology, and war and conflict studies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Vincenzo Ruggiero is professor of sociology at Middlesex University in London and the University of Pisa in Italy. He is also co-editor of Forum on Crime and Society, published by the United Nations. His numerous previous books include Crime in Literature (2003), Crime and Markets (2000), Movements in the City (2001), Organised and Corporate Crime in Europe (1996) and Eurodrugs (1995).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Open University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0335217516
• ISBN 13: 9780335217519
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible