Examining Torture

Empirical Studies of State Repression
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-33708-5
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3992 g

The United States' use of torture and harsh interrogation techniques during the "War on Terror" has sparked fervent debate among citizens and scholars surrounding the human rights of war criminals. Does all force qualify as "necessary and appropriate" in this period of political unrest? Examining Torture brings together some of the best recent scholarship on the incidence of torture in a comparative and international context. The contributors to this volume use both quantitative and qualitative studies to examine the causes and consequences of torture policies and the resulting public opinion. Policy makers as well as scholars and those concerned with human rights will find this collection invaluable.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lightcap, T.

Pfiffner, J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; Tracy Lightcap and James P. Pfiffner 2. Torture and Public Opinion: The Partisan Dimension; Peter Miller, Paul Gronke, and Darius Rejali 3. Does Terror Cause Torture? A Comparative Study of International Public Opinion About Governmental Use of Coercion; Jeremy D. Mayer, Naoru Koizumi, and Ammar Anees Malik 4. Strange, Savage Blood: Defeat and Torture in the War on Terror; Tracy Lightcap 5. U.S. Torture Policy and Command Responsibility; James P. Pfiffner 6. The Efficacy of Coercive Interrogation; James P. Pfiffner 7. Unintended Consequences: The Effect of Advocacy to End Torture on Empowerment Rights Violations; Courtenay R. Conrad and Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt 8. Torture Reform in Democracies: A Causal Interpretation; Henry F. Carey

Über Autor(innen)

Henry Carey, Georgia State University, USA

Courtenay R. Conrad, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, USA
Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, University of North Texas, USA

Paul Gronke, Reed College, USA

Tracy Lightcap, LaGrange University, USA
Naoru Koizumi, George Mason University, USA
Ammar A. Malik, George Mason University, USA
Jeremy D. Mayer, George Mason University, USA
Peter Miller, University of Pennsylvania, USA

James P. Pfiffner, George Mason University, USA
Darius Rejali, Reed College, USA