TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Democracy interrupted: the anti-social side of intensified policing
JO  - Democracy and security
A1  - Toelstede, Björn
SP  - 137
EP  - 149
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - In 2015 and 2016, France was hit by some severe terror attacks. Following these attacks, the country experienced increased xenophobia in the form of anti-Muslim actions (anti-social peer punishment), and the French government reacted by declaring a state of emergency and intensifying policing activities such as house searches and police stops. Here, I analyze these reactions and show that intensified policing, even though well intended, can be associated with considerable anti-social effects. Furthermore, I will show that the state of emergency was associated with some dynamics that are worrisome for a democracy. Lastly, I will situate the findings in the conceptual distinction between institutional and peer punishment of behavioral science.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1741-9166
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17419166.2018.1493992
ID  - ref1
ER  -