Policing environmental protest – Power and resista nce in pandemic times

Bristol University Press

This book addresses the policing and social control of eco\u2013justice movements during the COVID\u201319 pandemic, as well as activist practices of resistance during the same period. It is based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Trento, Italy, focusing on two eco\u2013justice groups opposing a high\u2013speed railway and the containment of wild bears. Rooted in critical, green, cultural and sensory approaches within criminology, the book discusses the intensification of policing strategies against eco\u2013justice protesters during the pandemic and their increased exclusion from urban centres. Highlighting activists\u2019 radical and transformative practices of resistance, the book identifies directions for future critical and green criminological research in the area.\n\nPolicing environmental protest \u2013 Power and resista nce in pandemic times\nPower and Resistance in Pandemic Times\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery ;