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The right to unionise, the right to bargain and the right to democratic policing

The right to unionise, the right to bargain and the right to democratic policing
The right to unionise, the right to bargain and the right to democratic policing
This (normative) article explores the importance of police unions in the quest for democratic policing. The authors argue that if we are to expect police to behave democratically, it is important for police themselves to experience democratic engagement within the organizations in which they work. That is, if police are expected to defend democracy, they should not be denied basic democratic rights such as the right to collective bargaining and the right to freedom of association. The authors contend that police unions, through networking with other social justice groupings and through encouraging democratic practice, constitute a real forum for the promotion of democratic policing. For this potential to be reached, however, police unions need to identify with broader labor movement trends toward community unionism.
0002-7162
178-199
Marks, Monique
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Fleming, Jenny
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Marks, Monique
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Fleming, Jenny
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Marks, Monique and Fleming, Jenny (2006) The right to unionise, the right to bargain and the right to democratic policing. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 605 (1), 178-199. (doi:10.1177/0002716206287181).

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This (normative) article explores the importance of police unions in the quest for democratic policing. The authors argue that if we are to expect police to behave democratically, it is important for police themselves to experience democratic engagement within the organizations in which they work. That is, if police are expected to defend democracy, they should not be denied basic democratic rights such as the right to collective bargaining and the right to freedom of association. The authors contend that police unions, through networking with other social justice groupings and through encouraging democratic practice, constitute a real forum for the promotion of democratic policing. For this potential to be reached, however, police unions need to identify with broader labor movement trends toward community unionism.

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Published date: May 2006
Organisations: Social Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 339895
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/339895
ISSN: 0002-7162
PURE UUID: c62a88eb-0a05-4d8d-812a-b7d0dbeaae4d
ORCID for Jenny Fleming: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7913-3345

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:41

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Author: Monique Marks
Author: Jenny Fleming ORCID iD

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