State Crime and Civil Activism explores the work of non-government organisations (NGOs) challenging state violence and corruption in six countries – Colombia,

This text recognizes that crimes of the state are far more serious and harmful than crimes committed by individuals, and considers how such crimes may be contes

Criminalization of Activism draws on a multiplicity of perspectives and case studies from the Global South and the Global North to show how protest has been sub

This book extends what we know about the development of civil rights and the role of the NAACP in American politics. Through a sweeping archival analysis of the

The transition to democracy underway in Latin America since the 1980s has recently witnessed a resurgence of interest in experimenting with new forms of local g