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Speaking Truths to Power: Policy Ethnography and Police Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Contributor(s): Blaustein, Jarrett (Author)

ISBN: 9780198723295

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Pub Date: July 21, 2015

Dewey: 363.2

LCCN: 2015931224

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.00" H x 8.50" L x 5.50" W ( 1.00 lbs) 270 pages

BISAC Categories:

Social Science | Criminology

Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology

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Description: An original and rigorous ethnographic account of transnational policing power, situating the phenomenon of 'glocal policing' in relation to converging development and security discourses following the collapse of the Soviet Union. It raises important questions about the purpose and value of criminological engagement with transitional policing.

Review Quotes: "His research brings together northern and southern understandings through dialogue, practice, reflexion and theory to facilitate glocal meaningful conversations. The book will appeal to a wide international readership, as well as a cross-disciplinary array of scholars and students in anthropology, law, social-legal studies, policing, sociology, policy international relations, human rights and of course criminology. That it was based on original research undertaken for a PhD is evident in the denseness of prose reflected in some of the more theoretical passages of the book. This should not, however, deter would-be readers from the justice and human rights professions. On the contrary, Speaking Truths to Power is essential reading for all those involved in policy transfer from the centre to the peripheral worlds of post-conflict and mass-violence." - Kerry Carrington, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology

"Jarrett Blaustein's book is a must-read for those interested in police development assistance in transition settings, and in particular police reform projects at the local level, such as community-based policing. He approaches his analysis through an ethnographic lens, with the specific aim to shed light on the relationship between global liberal governance, global-local influences on policing (i.e. glocal policing) and police capacity building projects."
--Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books

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