Vigilantism during democratic transition

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Authors	KUČERA Michal MAREŠ Miroslav
Year of publication	2015
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Policing and Society. An International Journal of Research and Policy.
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
Citation
Web	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10439463.2013.817997#.VLl2lRs5B9B
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2013.817997
Field	Political sciences
Keywords	vigilantism; democracy; strategy; transition
Attached files	Vigil-Transf-SocDynam-Jan12__2_.doc
Description	This article deals with vigilantism occurring in regimes undergoing transitions from non-democracy to democracy. It analyses the strategic use of vigilantism, aiming to identify the basic vigilantist strategies. The article identifies five strategies ranging from prevention initiatives organised by citizens to the outsourcing of vigilantism to informal security agencies.
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