Dossier Presentation: Policing Demonstrations
Mediações
Endereço:
Depto. de Ciências Sociais/Centro de Letras e Ciências Humanas Universidade Estadual de Londrina - Campus Universitário
Londrina / PR
Site: http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes
Telefone: (43) 3371-4456
ISSN: 2176-6665
Editor Chefe: Raquel Kritsch
Início Publicação: 01/01/2001
Periodicidade: Quadrimestral
Dossier Presentation: Policing Demonstrations
Ano: 2021 | Volume: 26 | Número: 3
Autores: B. K. Comparato, J. Topping.
Autor Correspondente: B. K. Comparato, J. Topping. | [email protected]
Autor Correspondente: B. K. Comparato, J. Topping. | [email protected]
Palavras-chave: policing of demonstrations, protests, public order, dissent, human rights.
Resumos Cadastrados
Resumo Inglês:
The policing of demonstrations is a crucial activity that reveals much about the quality of democracy in a given society. In addition to presenting the papers that make up the dossier, this article contributes to Northern Ireland's accumulated experience in dealing with demonstrations. Brazil and Northern Ireland constitute divided societies in which the police is co-responsible for conflicts and face serious legitimacy problems, at least for vulnerable groups. Lessons from Northern Ireland indicate that mutual understanding between police and protesters is vital to limit the potential for public order incidents and events to become unmanageable
