Policing disputes : power and social order in Jordan

This thesis uses a study of the police in Jordan and their management of common grievances to demonstrate that the police, even in an illiberal setting, can be central to the process of constructing hegemonic consent. Most existing political science critiques of police forces in the Middle East focu...

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Main Author: Watkins, Jessica Eloise Anne
Other Authors: Sayigh, Yezid Jasper ; Aradau, Claudia Elena
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.677041