{"product_id":"democracy-in-captivity-by-christopher-d-berk-9780520394940","title":"Democracy in Captivity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho ought to govern those held in custody, and by what right? \u003cem\u003eDemocracy in Captivity\u003c\/em\u003e examines various efforts to answer these questions, centring on two case studies at custodial institutions: the rise and demise of patient self-governance at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC, between 1947 and 1965, and the prisoner-organised governance of Massachusetts's Walpole State Prison following a 1973 prison-guard strike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Christopher D. Berk shows, the promise of these initiatives was tempered by the custodians' backlash against their wards' attempts at self-rule. This backlash arrived not only in the blunt forms of restraint chairs, riot gear, and a surgeon's scalpel but also as more covert measures taken under the cover of so-called democratic management—which in turn entrenched disenfranchisement and naturalised authoritarian rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTurning from these case studies to a wider consideration of custody and democracy, Berk explores pathologies that have captured the politics of punishment, with pressing implications for the practice of democracy both inside and outside custodial institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470404632812,"sku":"9780520394940","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520394940-democracy-in-captivity.jpg?v=1775218543","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/democracy-in-captivity-by-christopher-d-berk-9780520394940","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}