What is it about?
My paper examines the police response to the Occupy movement in the United States. I argue that the coordinated and harsh response of the authorities to the Occupy movement bodes ill for political expression and freedoms in the United States.
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Why is it important?
My paper explains how and why the police responded to the sudden emergence of the Occupy movement. This response is likely to be replicated should any future political movements on the scale of Occupy emerge in the future.
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This page is a summary of: The containment of Occupy: militarized police forces and social control in America, Global Discourse, July 2014, Policy Press,
DOI: 10.1080/23269995.2014.888618.
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Resources
Occupy police response compilation
Provides a video overview of the police response to Occupy.
Chris Hedges on Occupy Wall Street
Provides an overview of the objectives and motivations of Occupy.
99% v 1%: the data behind the Occupy movement
Explains the economic conditions that drove the Occupy movement.
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