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121	An analysis of the policing of service delivery protests in the Free State Pillay, Daniel 09 1900 (has links) Text in English / The study investigated the policing of service delivery protests in South Africa with specific reference to Free State province. Failure by local governments to provide basic services to the previously disadvantaged South Africans has led to a number of service delivery protests taking place. The manner in which these protests are managed by the police in South Africa more especially the Public Order Police who are specialists in this field, raises concerns. One would perceive that the police are losing the battle in dealing with protest action for they are criticised for their brutal tactics in quelling the violence. This brutal handling of protesters dates back to the apartheid era and not much has changed contrary to the expectations of a newly formed democratic country. This therefore led to the investigation as to why the police in South Africa fail to contain such protest actions. The South African Police Services (SAPS) as it is known in a democratic South Africa employed tactics from international countries in order to introduce more professionalism in the SAPS. Although better tactics have been introduced, this did not seem to improve the situation because not only are properties destroyed but many lives are also lost through police action. The researcher conducted his investigation in the central part of South Africa in the Free State Province concentrating in the three main areas; namely Bloemfontein, Welkom and Bethlehem where the Public Order Police units are based. The investigation resulted in the researcher arriving at the conclusion that there are a number of challenges that are experienced by the SAPS when dealing with protests and the main problem identified was that of a shortage of manpower. This problem create challenges when it came to managing the number of protests taking place and exacerbated by not allowing the police to use the tactics that they were trained in. As much as we acknowledge these challenges, there are best practices that can be learnt from international countries. The crowd psychology strategies applied by the Swedish police as well as the high tolerance level of the British police, are the good practices that can be recommended in dealing with protests in South Africa. / Police Practice / M.Tech. (Policing) Public order policing Service delivery protests Gatherings Marches Picketing Command and control Crowd management Crowd management tactics Use of force Shortage of manpower 363.2309685 South African Police Service Police -- South Africa -- Free State
122	El regreso de las identidades perdidas: movimientos indígenas en países centro-andinos Álamo Pons, Óscar del 27 December 2006 (has links) Esta investigación analiza los procesos de organización y emergencia indígena en los países centro-andinos (Bolivia, Ecuador, Perú) de la región latinoamericana. En concreto, determina aquellos factores que determinan la aparición de movimientos indígenas en Bolivia y Ecuador (de diferente intensidad) así como su inhibición en Perú a pesar de que los tres países comparten características socio-económicas comunes y trayectorias histórico-políticas paralelas - incidiendo en la dinámica que politiza las identidades étnicas en las tres últimas décadas. Al margen de ello, especifica el impacto que los movimientos indígenas contemporáneos tienen en: los sistemas políticos actuales y su desempeño en la arena electoral; los procesos de democratización en marcha en la zona y los desafíos que suponen para éste y las iniciativas de reforma del estado. / This research analyzes the indigenous organization process in center-andean countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Perú) and reveals those factors which cause indigenous movements (in Bolivia and Ecuador) and those ones which impede this phenomenon in Perú - although these countries have common trends in economical, political and historical spheres - with special attention to the political dynamic of ethnic identities during the last three decades. Also these pages detail the impact of the indigenous movements in: political systems and their performance in electoral arena; democratization processes and the challenges that these movements put into them and over state reform initiatives. violence conflict NGOs development Church indigenism collective action migrations elections colonial system hacienda system land reform political parties sindicates corporativism neoliberalism partisan rights multicultural identity poverty inequality opportunities incentives reform Nation-Estate democratization democracy peoples movement indigenous etnicidad líderes étnico elecciones cultura política manifestaciones bloqueos marchas reivindicaciones cultivos guerrilla conflicto violencia ONGs Iglesia desarrollo acción colectiva indigenismo colonia migraciones elecciones partidos sindicatos hacienda tierra corporativismo neoliberalismo campesino derechos multicultural identidad desigualdad pobreza medios oportunidades incentivos reforma Estado-nación democratización democracia amazonía selva sierra originarias poblaciones indígenas movimiento Perú Ecuador Bolivia guerrilla crops demands blocks marches culture politics leaders ethnics ethnicity 31 32

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An analysis of the policing of service delivery protests in the Free State

El regreso de las identidades perdidas: movimientos indígenas en países centro-andinos