Gorringe Hugo, Rosie Michael
Department of Sociology, University of Edinburgh, UK.
Br J Sociol. 2008 Jun;59(2):187-205. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2008.00189.x.
Recent analyses of protest policing in Western democracies argue that there has been a marked shift away from oppressive or coercive approaches to an emphasis on consensus based negotiation. King and Waddington (2005) amongst others, however, suggest that the policing of international summits may be an exception to this rule. This paper examines protest policing in relation to the 2005 G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland. We argue that 'negotiated management' cannot be imported wholesale as a policing strategy. Rather it is mediated by local history, forms of police knowledge and modes of engagement. Drawing on interviews and participant observation we show that 'negotiated management' works best when both sides are committed to negotiation and that police stereotyping or protestor intransigence can lead to the escalation of any given event. In closing we note the new challenges posed by forms of 'global' protest and consider the implications for future policing of protest.
近期对西方民主国家抗议活动警务工作的分析认为，已出现显著转变，从压迫性或强制性手段转向强调基于共识的谈判。然而，金和沃丁顿（2005年）等人指出，国际峰会的警务工作可能是这一规则的例外。本文考察了与2005年在苏格兰格伦伊格尔斯举行的八国集团峰会相关的抗议活动警务工作。我们认为，“协商管理”不能作为一种警务策略全盘引入。相反，它受到当地历史、警察知识形式和参与模式的调节。通过访谈和参与观察，我们表明，当双方都致力于谈判时，“协商管理”效果最佳，而警察的刻板印象或抗议者的不妥协可能导致任何特定事件的升级。在结语中，我们指出了“全球”抗议形式带来的新挑战，并考虑其对未来抗议活动警务工作的影响。
