@article{ref1,
title="Democracy interrupted: the anti-social side of intensified policing",
journal="Democracy and security",
year="2019",
author="Toelstede, Björn",
volume="15",
number="2",
pages="137-149",
abstract="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>",
language="en",
issn="1741-9166",
doi="10.1080/17419166.2018.1493992",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17419166.2018.1493992"
}