Mathieu Deflem is Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, USA. His research and teaching interests include law, social control, popular culture, and sociological theory, areas in which he has published widely.

• Introduction: The Spirit of Democracies; Mathieu Deflem Part I. LAW AND POLITICS Chapter 1. Mobilizing Law Against Democracy; Scott L. Cummings Chapter 2. National Parliament as a Global Institution; Pertti Alasuutari Chapter 3. Digital Democracy in a ‘Black-Box’ Regime: The Conservative Origins of Taiwan’s Open Government Policy, 2011-2016; Terrence Ting-Yen Chen Chapter 4. Bureaucratic Clientelism as Mechanism of Corruption in a Decentralized Democracy: The Case of Indonesia; Rahardhika UtamaChapter 5. Democracy and Changing Security Landscapes: In Search of Constitutional Conjunctures; Chris Thornhill Part II. DEBATE AND PARTICIPATION Chapter 6. The Public Sphere: Democracy and the Right Peaceably to Assemble; Cary Federman Chapter 7. How the State Shapes Municipal Debates; Meaghan Stiman Chapter 8. In the Shadow of Sunshine Laws: Open Meeting Laws and Administrative Burdens; Sadie Dempsey Chapter 9. Racial Justice Activism and Democracy: The Deliberative Role of Black Women Athletes; Brandii Brunson and Mathieu Deflem Chapter 10. Who Is Allowed to Cooperate? Assessing the Concept of Membership of Interpol in Light of the Denial of Participation of Taiwan; Giulio Calcara and Luke Fisher Part III. CRIME AND JUSTICE Chapter 11. Disenfranchisement, Reenfranchisement, and Crime; Christopher Uggen and Emma Lookner Chapter 12. Democracy Under Assault: Coordinated Destruction and Voter Suppression in Mississippi; Jordan Burke Chapter 13. Sociological Dimensions of Justice: Analyzing Demographic Disparities in the Aftermath of the Capitol Insurrection; Karmvir Kaur PaddaChapter 14. Punitive Publics: Direct Democracy and the Criminal Legal System in the United States; Andrew P. Davis and Teron J. Nunley Chapter 15. Social Problems and Social Control: The Case of Abortion; Stacy Lee Burns and Mark Peyrot

Mathieu Deflem is Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, USA. His research and teaching interests include law, social control, popular culture, and sociological theory, areas in which he has published widely.

• Introduction: The Spirit of Democracies; Mathieu Deflem Part I. LAW AND POLITICS Chapter 1. Mobilizing Law Against Democracy; Scott L. Cummings Chapter 2. National Parliament as a Global Institution; Pertti Alasuutari Chapter 3. Digital Democracy in a ‘Black-Box’ Regime: The Conservative Origins of Taiwan’s Open Government Policy, 2011-2016; Terrence Ting-Yen Chen Chapter 4. Bureaucratic Clientelism as Mechanism of Corruption in a Decentralized Democracy: The Case of Indonesia; Rahardhika UtamaChapter 5. Democracy and Changing Security Landscapes: In Search of Constitutional Conjunctures; Chris Thornhill Part II. DEBATE AND PARTICIPATION Chapter 6. The Public Sphere: Democracy and the Right Peaceably to Assemble; Cary Federman Chapter 7. How the State Shapes Municipal Debates; Meaghan Stiman Chapter 8. In the Shadow of Sunshine Laws: Open Meeting Laws and Administrative Burdens; Sadie Dempsey Chapter 9. Racial Justice Activism and Democracy: The Deliberative Role of Black Women Athletes; Brandii Brunson and Mathieu Deflem Chapter 10. Who Is Allowed to Cooperate? Assessing the Concept of Membership of Interpol in Light of the Denial of Participation of Taiwan; Giulio Calcara and Luke Fisher Part III. CRIME AND JUSTICE Chapter 11. Disenfranchisement, Reenfranchisement, and Crime; Christopher Uggen and Emma Lookner Chapter 12. Democracy Under Assault: Coordinated Destruction and Voter Suppression in Mississippi; Jordan Burke Chapter 13. Sociological Dimensions of Justice: Analyzing Demographic Disparities in the Aftermath of the Capitol Insurrection; Karmvir Kaur PaddaChapter 14. Punitive Publics: Direct Democracy and the Criminal Legal System in the United States; Andrew P. Davis and Teron J. Nunley Chapter 15. Social Problems and Social Control: The Case of Abortion; Stacy Lee Burns and Mark Peyrot

Mathieu Deflem is Professor of Sociology at the University of South Carolina, USA. His research and teaching interests include law, social control, popular culture, and sociological theory, areas in which he has published widely.

• Introduction: The Spirit of Democracies; Mathieu Deflem Part I. LAW AND POLITICS Chapter 1. Mobilizing Law Against Democracy; Scott L. Cummings Chapter 2. National Parliament as a Global Institution; Pertti Alasuutari Chapter 3. Digital Democracy in a ‘Black-Box’ Regime: The Conservative Origins of Taiwan’s Open Government Policy, 2011-2016; Terrence Ting-Yen Chen Chapter 4. Bureaucratic Clientelism as Mechanism of Corruption in a Decentralized Democracy: The Case of Indonesia; Rahardhika UtamaChapter 5. Democracy and Changing Security Landscapes: In Search of Constitutional Conjunctures; Chris Thornhill Part II. DEBATE AND PARTICIPATION Chapter 6. The Public Sphere: Democracy and the Right Peaceably to Assemble; Cary Federman Chapter 7. How the State Shapes Municipal Debates; Meaghan Stiman Chapter 8. In the Shadow of Sunshine Laws: Open Meeting Laws and Administrative Burdens; Sadie Dempsey Chapter 9. Racial Justice Activism and Democracy: The Deliberative Role of Black Women Athletes; Brandii Brunson and Mathieu Deflem Chapter 10. Who Is Allowed to Cooperate? Assessing the Concept of Membership of Interpol in Light of the Denial of Participation of Taiwan; Giulio Calcara and Luke Fisher Part III. CRIME AND JUSTICE Chapter 11. Disenfranchisement, Reenfranchisement, and Crime; Christopher Uggen and Emma Lookner Chapter 12. Democracy Under Assault: Coordinated Destruction and Voter Suppression in Mississippi; Jordan Burke Chapter 13. Sociological Dimensions of Justice: Analyzing Demographic Disparities in the Aftermath of the Capitol Insurrection; Karmvir Kaur PaddaChapter 14. Punitive Publics: Direct Democracy and the Criminal Legal System in the United States; Andrew P. Davis and Teron J. Nunley Chapter 15. Social Problems and Social Control: The Case of Abortion; Stacy Lee Burns and Mark Peyrot