The Polis of 'Global' Protest

Policing Protest at the G8 in Scotland

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2305437
AutoresH Gorringe (0000-0003-3253-9417, University of Edinburgh, autor correspondente), Michael Rosie (0000-0001-7270-4486, University of Edinburgh, autor correspondente)
Ano2008
Volume56
Fascículo5
Páginas691-710
Data de publicação2008-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCurrent Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0011-3921 • E-ISSN: 1461-7064
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0011392108093831
OpenAlexW2152626031
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas16
Referências citadas21

Protests at recent international summit meetings have prompted assertions about 'global protest' and 'global civil society'. This article provides a detailed and contextualized analysis of the 2005 G8 summit in Scotland, focusing on the dynamic interplay between police and protestors. The authors argue that local variables were critical to the experience of this manifestation of 'global protest'. Focusing on the policing of events in Edinburgh, they highlight the preconceptions and assumptions (frames) underpinning police operations and contribute to a more interactive understanding of police-protestor relations. Protest emerges in relation to the 'polis' (simultaneously denoting both the political community and the police), and neglecting this relationship leads to incomplete analyses. In concluding, the authors consider the implications of their research for the policing of political protest

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