Contesting the Iron Fist: Advocacy Networks and Police Violence in Democratic Argentina and ChileThis work analyzes the interactions and international connections of the "civil rights" and "pro-order" coalitions of state and societal actors in the two countries. The author demonstrates that in democratizing contexts, protecting citizens from police abuse and becomes part of a debate about how to deal with issues of public safety and social control and of perceived trade-offs between liberty and security. |
Contents
Chapter | 19 |
Chapter | 49 |
Explaining an Unexpected Legal Reform in Chile | 85 |
Chapter Five | 111 |
Chapter | 135 |
Appendix | 151 |
Appendix Three | 165 |
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