Description: What are the social and political consequences of poor state governance and low state legitimacy? Under what conditions does lynching – lethal, extralegal group violence to punish offenses to the community – become an acceptable practice? We argue lynching emerges when neither the state nor its challengers have a monopoly over legitimate authority. When authority is contested or ambiguous, mass punishment for transgressions can emerge that is public, brutal, and requires broad participation. Using new cross-national data, we demonstrate lynching is a persistent problem in dozens of countries over the last four decades. Drawing on original survey and interview data from Haiti and South Africa, we show how lynching emerges and becomes accepted. Specifically, support for lynching most likely occurs in one of three conditions: when states fail to provide governance, when non-state actors provide social services, or when neighbors must rely on self-help.
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EAN: 9781108794473
UPC: 9781108794473
ISBN: 9781108794473
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Book Title: Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Account
Item Height: 0.6 cm
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Item Weight: 0.15 kg
Item Width: 15.2 cm
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2020
Subject: Economics, Government
Number of Pages: 75 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Lynching and Local Justice: Legitimacy and Accountability in Weak States
Type: Textbook
Author: Danielle F. Jung, Dara Kay Cohen
Subject Area: Sexual Abuse
Series: Elements in Political Economy
Format: Paperback
