Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States

ISBN-13: 9781108794473 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 75 str.

Danielle F. Jung; Dara Kay Cohen

Opis

This Element argues lynching emerges when neither the state nor its challengers have a monopoly over legitimate authority.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. Lynching in global comparative perspective; 2. Toward a theory of legitimacy and lynching; 3. Lynching around the world: cross-national evidence; 4. Local governance, legitimacy and lynching in Port-au-Prince; 5. Conclusion. Implications for theory and policy.