Book contents
- Managed Dissent
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Managed Dissent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Protest, Dissent, and Democracy
- 2 The Managerial System
- 3 Displacing Dissent
- 4 The Rising Costs of Dissent
- 5 Managing Campus Protest
- 6 Arming Public Protests
- 7 Public Protest and Emergency Powers
- 8 Protesters’ Remedies
- 9 Preserving Public Protest
- Notes
- Index
1 - Protest, Dissent, and Democracy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 May 2023
Book contents
- Managed Dissent
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Managed Dissent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Protest, Dissent, and Democracy
- 2 The Managerial System
- 3 Displacing Dissent
- 4 The Rising Costs of Dissent
- 5 Managing Campus Protest
- 6 Arming Public Protests
- 7 Public Protest and Emergency Powers
- 8 Protesters’ Remedies
- 9 Preserving Public Protest
- Notes
- Index
Summary
Chapter 1 defines the concepts of “protest” and “dissent.” It defends public protest on marketplace, self-government, autonomy, and tolerance grounds. The chapter explores the communicative and other characteristics of public protests and demonstrations. It examines public attitudes toward protest and protest movements and the state’s typically violent and negative responses to public protest. The chapter examines the typical purposes or goals of public protests. Finally, it responds to several arguments about protest “fatigue” and the continued efficacy of public protest as a means of democratic change.
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- Managed DissentThe Law of Public Protest, pp. 17 - 34Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023