Towards a Vigilant Society by Matthijs Gardenier

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Gardenier aims to shed light on what appears to be the emergence of a new society of vigilance, especially around borders in Calais and Dover. Based on field research on both sides of the Channel, he aims to understand the dynamics of anti-migrants groups whose action is halfway between classical social movement and vigilantism.

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Towards a Vigilant Society by Matthijs Gardenier

Gardenier aims to shed light on what appears to be the emergence of a new society of vigilance, especially around borders in Calais and Dover. Based on field research on both sides of the Channel, he aims to understand the dynamics of anti-migrants groups whose action is halfway between classical social movement and vigilantism.

Matthijs Gardenier is Doctor in Sociology. His research is on social movements, political violence and social media. He completed a PhD on the sociology of crowds and on crowd policing at the University of Montpellier. Since then, he has been working on anti-migrant movements and on conservative participation to security and policing, with a focus on vigilantism. From 2019 to 2021, he conducted a British Academy Newton International Fellowship at the University of Manchester on anti-migrant groups in Dover and in Calais. Matthijs Gardenier has also been teaching at the Universities of Montpellier and of Brasilia (Brazil) since 2012. He has also produced several sociological documentaries.

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ISBN 13 9780197267080
ISBN 10 0197267084
Title Towards a Vigilant Society
Author Matthijs Gardenier
Series British Academy Monographs
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2022-07-28
Number of pages 214
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