{"product_id":"democracy-in-captivity","title":"Democracy in Captivity","description":"Who ought to govern those held in custody, and by what right? \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Captivity \u003c\/i\u003eexamines various efforts to answer these questions, centering 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-organized governance of Massachusetts's Walpole State Prison following a 1973 prison-guard strike. As Christopher D. Berk shows, the promise of these initiatives was tempered by the custodians' backlash to 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 naturalized authoritarian rule. Turning 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christopher D. Berk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42828204343357,"sku":"9780520394940","price":52.16,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780520394940_603d9073-ff8c-48ca-8add-cbea39ea1b8f.jpg?v=1766950524","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/democracy-in-captivity","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}