Kristian Lasslett

Uncovering the Crimes of Urbanisation

Researching Corruption, Violence and Urban Conflict

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the crimes of urbanisation, such as land frauds, forced displacements, residential demolitions and networks of organised violence as well as the communities of resistance that emerge in response to these chains of criminality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781138120327
• ISBN-10: 1138120324
• Artikelnr.: 50432533

Autorenporträt

Kristian Lasslett is Professor of Criminology at the University of Ulster, and sits on the Executive Board of the International State Crime Initiative. He is joint Editor-in-Chief of State Crime, a leading international peer reviewed journal, and Editor of The State Testimony Project, the first online casebook for state crime studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The darkness of neon lights: Introducing the crimes of urbanisation
1. Key concepts
empirical backdrop and research design
2. Fictitious capital
class monopoly rents and urban governance: Theorising criminogenic opportunity structures and incentive schemas
3. The crimes of the powerful and urbanisation: An investigative framework
4. Uncovering the data trail: Accessing
handling and triangulating sources
5. The crimes of urbanisation and megaprojects: Investigating a 'tourism city'
6. A land-grab in the world's 'tuna capital'
7. State-corporate wrongdoing in land and property markets: Forging an analytical framework
8. Crimes of urbanisation research and social resistance: Conclusions and the task ahead