A Comparative Study of Referendums: Government by the People - Hardcover

Qvortrup, Matt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719060370 ISBN 13: 9780719060373

Publisher: Manchester University Press, 2002

Synopsis

In times of heightened national security, scholars and activists from the communities under suspicion often attempt to alert the public to the more complex stories behind the headlines. But when they raise questions about the government, military and police policy, these individuals are routinely shut down and accused of being terrorist sympathisers or apologists for gang culture. In such environments, there is immense pressure to condemn what society at large fears. This collection explains how the expectation to condemn has emerged, tracking it against the normalisation of racism, and explores how writers manage to subvert expectations as part of their commitment to anti-racism. -- .

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About the Author

Professor Matt Qvortrup is Chair of Politics at The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen and an adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of New South Wales, Sydney

Edition details

• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719060370
• ISBN 13: 9780719060373
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192