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Political Authority, Social Control and Public Policy (Public Policy and Governance) by Cara E. Rabe-Hemp, Nancy S. Lind is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Political movements and citizens across the globe are increasingly challenging the traditional ways in which political authorities and governing bodies establish and maintain social control. This edited collection examines the intersections of social control, political authority and public policy.  Each chapter provides an important insight into the key elements needed to understand the role of governance in establishing and maintaining social control through law and public policymaking. Close attention is paid to the roles of surveillance and dissent as tools for both establishing and disrupting the social control of political institutions. This collection examines the vast implications of increased participation in governance by citizens through dissent, revealing the ways in which this represents both a disruption of social control and a mechanism for increased accountability through surveillance and media. Through its examination of issues such as police militarization, police legitimacy, religion and the state, immigration, mental health policy, privacy and surveillance, and mass media and social control in a post-truth environment, this collection will prove invaluable for re

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Author

Cara E. Rabe-Hemp, Nancy S. Lind

Publisher

Emerald Publishing Limited

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9781787560482

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Science, Sociology