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Author Jung, Danielle F., author.

Title Lynching and local justice : legitimacy and accountability in weak states / Danielle F. Jung, Dara Kay Cohen
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020
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Description 1 online resource (95 pages) : illustrations
Series Cambridge elements. Elements in political economy
Cambridge elements. Elements in political economy.
Contents Introduction: local justice, legitimacy, and accountability -- Toward a theory of local governance, legitimacy, and lynching -- Lynching around the world : cross-national evidence -- Local governance, legitimacy, and lynching in Port-au-Prince -- Conclusion: implications for theory and policy
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 23, 2020)
Subject Lynching -- Social aspects
Lynching -- Political aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Cohen, Dara Kay, 1979- author.
ISBN 9781108885591
1108885594