Disturbing the peace
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11219295 |
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| Authors | Ashley J Bohrer (0000-0001-7588-9033, Department of Gender and Peace Studies University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Indiana USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 205-222 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace & Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-0508 • E-ISSN: 1468-0130 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/pech.12620 |
| OpenAlex | W4380785809 |
| Language | EN |
This paper analyzes how the US state deploys the concept of “peace” against protesters in the use of legal charges related to “disturbing the peace” and other related infractions. Taking the US 2020 Racial Justice Uprisings as a case study, I argue that underneath the criminalization of protest under the auspices of “keeping the peace” is a central facet of state‐backed epistemic violence
Criminalization · Criminology · Economic Justice · Facet (psychology · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Psychology · Social Psychology · War, Ethics, and Justification
| Highly cited | No |
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