Examining Torture
Empirical Studies of State Repression
Published on 4. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 218 pages
978-1-349-46370-1 (ISBN)
Description
The United States' use of torture and harsh interrogation techniques during the "War on Terror" has sparked fervent debate among citizens and scholars surrounding the human rights of war criminals. Does all force qualify as "necessary and appropriate" in this period of political unrest? Examining Torture brings together some of the best recent scholarship on the incidence of torture in a comparative and international context. The contributors to this volume use both quantitative and qualitative studies to examine the causes and consequences of torture policies and the resulting public opinion. Policy makers as well as scholars and those concerned with human rights will find this collection invaluable.
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Edition
1st ed. 2014
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 s/w Abbildungen
XIII, 218 p. 5 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
303 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-46370-1 (9781349463701)
DOI
10.1057/9781137439161
Schweitzer Classification
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Persons
Henry Carey, Georgia State University, USA
Courtenay R. Conrad, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, USA
Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, University of North Texas, USA
Paul Gronke, Reed College, USA
Tracy Lightcap, LaGrange University, USA
Naoru Koizumi, George Mason University, USA
Ammar A. Malik, George Mason University, USA
Jeremy D. Mayer, George Mason University, USA
Peter Miller, University of Pennsylvania, USA
James P. Pfiffner, George Mason University, USA
Darius Rejali, Reed College, USA
Content
1. Introduction; Tracy Lightcap and James P. Pfiffner 2. Torture and Public Opinion: The Partisan Dimension; Peter Miller, Paul Gronke, and Darius Rejali 3. Does Terror Cause Torture? A Comparative Study of International Public Opinion About Governmental Use of Coercion; Jeremy D. Mayer, Naoru Koizumi, and Ammar Anees Malik 4. Strange, Savage Blood: Defeat and Torture in the War on Terror; Tracy Lightcap 5. U.S. Torture Policy and Command Responsibility; James P. Pfiffner 6. The Efficacy of Coercive Interrogation; James P. Pfiffner 7. Unintended Consequences: The Effect of Advocacy to End Torture on Empowerment Rights Violations; Courtenay R. Conrad and Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt 8. Torture Reform in Democracies: A Causal Interpretation; Henry F. Carey