Breaking Down the State

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Breaking Down the State is written by Jan Willem Duyvendak and published by Taylor & Francis. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1040784356 (ISBN 10) and 9781040784358 (ISBN 13).

In this important book, Jan Willem Duyvendak and James M. Jasper bring together an internationally acclaimed group of contributors to demonstrate the complexities of the social and political spheres in various areas of public policy. By breaking down the state into the players who really make decisions and pursue coherent strategies, these essays provide new perspectives on the interactions between political protestors and the many parts of the statefrom courts, political parties, and legislators to police, armies, and intelligence services. By analyzing politics as the interplay of various players within structured arenas, Breaking Down the State provides an innovative look at law and order versus opposition movements in countries across the globe.