Nordic right wing populism began in Denmark with the requisite growth in the political and societal power of the Danish People’s Party during the Liberal-Conservative coalition government from 2001 to 2011. As the number of immigrants and asylum-seekers from Middle Eastern countries continues to grow, the “other,” the definition of which is a perceived threat against an ill-defined “people,” is increasingly understood by the Danish People’s Party as Muslim immigrants and their descendants. This thesis will use both a wide array of literature and evidence from an original research project using a Danish Prison as a loose microcosm for Danish society. The research traces the influence of the Danish People’s Party on public policy. This thesis will conclude that blatant Islamophobia has seeped into the following sectors of Danish policy: the media, social services and the refugee and asylum system. Denmark, while being an internationally revered example of good governance, represents the dangerous proliferation of illiberalism in the modern, small welfare state in response to globalization.

Partant des déterminants du renvoi soulevés par Zauberman (1982) et tenant compte des particularités du contexte carcéral, nous avons tenté, en effectuant des entrevues semi-dirigées auprès d’agents correctionnels, de comprendre quelles logiques sont à la base de la production de l’isolement disciplinaire, c’est-à-dire celles qui mènent un agent à reconnaitre une situation problématique et à la renvoyer devant le comité disciplinaire. Nos résultats permettent d’effectuer certains constats à l’égard de chacune des étapes du processus disciplinaire et rapportent des recommandations faites par les participants afin d’en améliorer le fonctionnement. Étonnament, l’objectif de punition serait rarement le principal objectif du renvoi d’un acte. Aussi, bien que les déterminants soulevés par Zauberman (1982) s’appliquent aux logiques des agents correctionnels, ceux-ci s’avèrent parfois être davantage déterminants de non-renvoi considérant les particularités du contexte carcéral qui créent certaines singularités telles que l’apparition d’un autre déterminant, celui du poids des règlements et procédures.

This research examines the population of formerly incarcerated people as activists in the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted Persons Movement. Applying a Personal Authority Framework, this work examines the role of race within organizing, the limitations of the voices of formerly incarcerated people, the role of the ally within the movement, the power that formerly incarcerated people do have and how they use it, and the necessary aspects and attributes of a movement. I conducted fourteen in depth interviews with formerly incarcerated individuals and their allies, all of which self-identified as activists. Given that the prison populations in the United States is the highest in the world, as is the populations of formerly incarcerated people, this work demonstrates the important role of activism in their lives and the importance of their personal stories and authority for an activist movement to be successful.

Thesis (MPsy(Forensic))--University of South Australia, 2001.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed April 7, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-129).

Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of History, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Theodore G. Chiricos, Florida State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 12, 2005). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1999. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-79).

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. Gordon Waldo, Florida State University, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 19, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 49 pages. Includes bibliographical references.