Democracy, Governance, and Law
1st Edition
Published on 18. April 2025
280 pages
978-1-83549-394-6 (ISBN)
Description
Issues related to democratic ideals and realities are very much at the forefront of many public discussions today. These questions move societies in many contexts and with respect to multiple institutions, not least among which are law, government, and the interconnections between them.
This volume of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance is devoted to the theme of Democracy, Governance, and Law. It brings together scholars to debate sociological, socio-legal, and related insights from the social and behavioral sciences concerned with important contemporary questions on democracy, and its role for matters of governance and law. With each chapter focusing on a specific topic such as abortion, the rule of law, criminal legal systems, electoral politics, white terror, challenges to democracy, and more, the collection is theoretically and methodologically diverse, covering a broad range of issues to address important questions on governance and law, and in relation to the idea and reality of democracy.
Democracy, Governance, and Law makes a timely contribution, bringing together authors from various disciplines and specializations.
This volume of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance is devoted to the theme of Democracy, Governance, and Law. It brings together scholars to debate sociological, socio-legal, and related insights from the social and behavioral sciences concerned with important contemporary questions on democracy, and its role for matters of governance and law. With each chapter focusing on a specific topic such as abortion, the rule of law, criminal legal systems, electoral politics, white terror, challenges to democracy, and more, the collection is theoretically and methodologically diverse, covering a broad range of issues to address important questions on governance and law, and in relation to the idea and reality of democracy.
Democracy, Governance, and Law makes a timely contribution, bringing together authors from various disciplines and specializations.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-83549-394-6 (9781835493946)
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Person
Mathieu Deflem is Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, USA. His research and teaching interests include law, social control, popular culture, and sociological theory, areas in which he has published widely.
Content
Introduction: The Spirit of Democracies; Mathieu Deflem
Part I. LAW AND POLITICS
Chapter 1. Mobilizing Law Against Democracy; Scott L. Cummings
Chapter 2. National Parliament as a Global Institution; Pertti Alasuutari
Chapter 3. Digital Democracy in a 'Black-Box' Regime: The Conservative Origins of Taiwan's Open Government Policy, 2011-2016; Terrence Ting-Yen Chen
Chapter 4. Bureaucratic Clientelism as Mechanism of Corruption in a Decentralized Democracy: The Case of Indonesia; Rahardhika Utama
Chapter 5. Democracy and Changing Security Landscapes: In Search of Constitutional Conjunctures; Chris Thornhill
Part II. DEBATE AND PARTICIPATION
Chapter 6. The Public Sphere: Democracy and the Right Peaceably to Assemble; Cary Federman
Chapter 7. How the State Shapes Municipal Debates; Meaghan Stiman
Chapter 8. In the Shadow of Sunshine Laws: Open Meeting Laws and Administrative Burdens; Sadie Dempsey
Chapter 9. Racial Justice Activism and Democracy: The Deliberative Role of Black Women Athletes; Brandii Brunson and Mathieu Deflem
Chapter 10. Who Is Allowed to Cooperate? Assessing the Concept of Membership of Interpol in Light of the Denial of Participation of Taiwan; Giulio Calcara and Luke Fisher
Part III. CRIME AND JUSTICE
Chapter 11. Disenfranchisement, Reenfranchisement, and Crime; Christopher Uggen and Emma Lookner
Chapter 12. Democracy Under Assault: Coordinated Destruction and Voter Suppression in Mississippi; Jordan Burke
Chapter 13. Sociological Dimensions of Justice: Analyzing Demographic Disparities in the Aftermath of the Capitol Insurrection; Karmvir Kaur Padda
Chapter 14. Punitive Publics: Direct Democracy and the Criminal Legal System in the United States; Andrew P. Davis and Teron J. Nunley
Chapter 15. Social Problems and Social Control: The Case of Abortion; Stacy Lee Burns and Mark Peyrot
Part I. LAW AND POLITICS
Chapter 1. Mobilizing Law Against Democracy; Scott L. Cummings
Chapter 2. National Parliament as a Global Institution; Pertti Alasuutari
Chapter 3. Digital Democracy in a 'Black-Box' Regime: The Conservative Origins of Taiwan's Open Government Policy, 2011-2016; Terrence Ting-Yen Chen
Chapter 4. Bureaucratic Clientelism as Mechanism of Corruption in a Decentralized Democracy: The Case of Indonesia; Rahardhika Utama
Chapter 5. Democracy and Changing Security Landscapes: In Search of Constitutional Conjunctures; Chris Thornhill
Part II. DEBATE AND PARTICIPATION
Chapter 6. The Public Sphere: Democracy and the Right Peaceably to Assemble; Cary Federman
Chapter 7. How the State Shapes Municipal Debates; Meaghan Stiman
Chapter 8. In the Shadow of Sunshine Laws: Open Meeting Laws and Administrative Burdens; Sadie Dempsey
Chapter 9. Racial Justice Activism and Democracy: The Deliberative Role of Black Women Athletes; Brandii Brunson and Mathieu Deflem
Chapter 10. Who Is Allowed to Cooperate? Assessing the Concept of Membership of Interpol in Light of the Denial of Participation of Taiwan; Giulio Calcara and Luke Fisher
Part III. CRIME AND JUSTICE
Chapter 11. Disenfranchisement, Reenfranchisement, and Crime; Christopher Uggen and Emma Lookner
Chapter 12. Democracy Under Assault: Coordinated Destruction and Voter Suppression in Mississippi; Jordan Burke
Chapter 13. Sociological Dimensions of Justice: Analyzing Demographic Disparities in the Aftermath of the Capitol Insurrection; Karmvir Kaur Padda
Chapter 14. Punitive Publics: Direct Democracy and the Criminal Legal System in the United States; Andrew P. Davis and Teron J. Nunley
Chapter 15. Social Problems and Social Control: The Case of Abortion; Stacy Lee Burns and Mark Peyrot
