PCE4010

Policing, protest and politics

(ART)

David Baker

12 points + 2-hour seminar per week + Second semester + Caulfield

Synopsis: The controlling and policing of protest in a modern liberal democratic society. Theories of conflict, collective violence, police intervention, policing by consent and public order. Specific cases of the policing of protest to be studied include the civil rights movement in the USA, racial unrest in Great Britain (Brixton 1981), the British coalminers0 strike of 1984-85, major industrial conflicts in Australia, the anti-Vietnam War moratorium and anti-Springbok marches, and recent environmental protests.

Assessment: Research paper (5000 words): 50% + Essay (2500 words): 30% + Seminar presentation (1500 words): 20%