Policing Protest: The Control of Mass Demonstrations in Western Democracies (Social Movements, Protest, and Contention, Vol 6)

The only resource to examine police interventions cross-nationally, this collection 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. 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. The contributors look at cultures and political power to examine the methods, the trends and cycles, and the consequences of policing protest. Focusing on Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Spain, the United States, and South Africa, the contributors explore the various police strategies of coercion, negotiation, and information surveillance. They discuss protest policing in relation to specific countries' governments and consider public opinion, media, and the police's perception of reality to illustrate the reciprocal ways in which police and protest are defined. Moreover, this volume considers the profound changes from the forceful 1960s to a "softer" 1990s, including the consequences of this move. Comparative and innovative, Policing Protest highlights the crucial influences of demonstration interventions and lends greater understanding to the study of social movements and their relationship to the state. Contributors: Rocco De Biasi, U of Genoa; Olivier Fillieule, Institute of Political Science, Paris; Oscar Jaime-Jiménez, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid; Fabien Jobard, U of Rouen, France; Hanspeter Kriesi, U of Geneva; Gary T. Marx, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and U of Colorado, Boulder; John McCarthy, Catholic U of America; Clark McPhail, U of Illinois; Fernando Reinares, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid; Robert Reiner, London School of Economics; David Schweingruber; P. A. J. Waddington, U of Reading, UK; Martin Winter, U of Halle, Germany; Dominique Wisler, U of Geneva. Contents......Page 6 Introduction: The Policing of Protest in Western Democracies......Page 8 Part I. Policing Protest in Established Democracies......Page 40 1. Policing, Protest, and Disorder in Britain......Page 42 2. Policing Protest in the United States: 1960–1995......Page 56 3. The Policing of Protest in France: Toward a Model of Protest Policing......Page 77 4. Public Order, Protest Cycles, and Political Process: Two Swiss Cities Compared......Page 98 5. Controlling Protest in Contemporary Historical and Comparative Perspective......Page 124 Part II. Policing Protest in Young Democracies......Page 148 6. Police and Public Order in Italy, 1944–1948: The Case of Florence......Page 150 7. The Policing of Mass Demonstrations in Spain: From Dictatorship to Democracy......Page 173 8. Police Philosophy and Protest Policing in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1960–1990......Page 195 9. The Policing of Hooliganism in Italy......Page 220 10. Police Knowledge and Protest Policing: Some Reflections on the Italian Case......Page 235 Afterword: Some Reflections on the Democratic Policing of Demonstrations......Page 260 Bibliography......Page 278 Contributors......Page 296 B......Page 300 D......Page 301 H......Page 302 L......Page 303 M......Page 304 P......Page 305 R......Page 307 T......Page 308 Z......Page 309 Policing, Protest, And Disorder In Britain / Robert Reiner -- Policing Protest In The United States / Clark Mcphail, David Schweingruber, And John Mccarthy -- Policing Of Protest In France / Olivier Fillieule And Fabien Jobard -- Public Order, Protest Cycles, And Political Process / Dominique Wisler And Hanspeter Kriesi -- Controlling Protest In Contemporary Historical And Comparative Perspective / P.a.j. Waddington -- Police And Public Order In Italy, 1944-1948 / Herbert Reiter -- Policing Of Mass Demonstrations In Spain / Oscar Jaime-jiménez And Fernando Reinares -- Police Philosophy And Protest Policing In The Federal Republic Of Germany, 1960-1990 / Martin Winter -- Policing Of Hooliganism In Italy / Rocco De Biasi -- Police Knowledge And Protest Policing / Donatella Della Porta. Donatella Della Porta And Herbert Reiter, Editors ; Afterword By Gary T. Marx. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 271-287) And Index. 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.