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Examining Torture

Empirical Studies of State Repression

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  1. Tracy Lightcap

    1. LaGrange College, USA

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  2. James P. Pfiffner

    1. School of Public Policy, George Mason University, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    • Tracy Lightcap, James P. Pfiffner
    Pages 1-9

  3. Torture and Public Opinion: The Partisan Dimension

    • Peter Miller, Paul Gronke, Darius Rejali
    Pages 11-41

  4. Does Terror Cause Torture? A Comparative Study of International Public Opinion about Governmental Use of Coercion

    • Jeremy D. Mayer, Naoru Koizumi, Ammar Anees Malik
    Pages 43-61

  5. Strange, Savage Blood: Defeat and Torture in the War on Terror

    • Tracy Lightcap
    Pages 63-101

  6. US Torture Policy and Command Responsibility

    • James P. Pfiffner
    Pages 103-125

  7. The Efficacy of Coercive Interrogation

    • James P. Pfiffner
    Pages 127-157

  8. Unintended Consequences: The Effect of Advocacy to End Torture on Empowerment Rights Violations

    • Courtenay R. Conrad, Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt
    Pages 159-183

  9. Torture Reform in Democracies: A Causal Interpretation

    • Henry F. Carey
    Pages 185-211

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 213-218
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The United States' use of torture and harsh interrogation techniques during the "War on Terror" has sparked fervent debate among citizens and scholars surrounding the human rights of war criminals. Does all force qualify as "necessary and appropriate" in this period of political unrest? Examining Torture brings together some of the best recent scholarship on the incidence of torture in a comparative and international context. The contributors to this volume use both quantitative and qualitative studies to examine the causes and consequences of torture policies and the resulting public opinion. Policy makers as well as scholars and those concerned with human rights will find this collection invaluable.

Editors and Affiliations

  • LaGrange College, USA

    Tracy Lightcap

  • School of Public Policy, George Mason University, USA

    James P. Pfiffner

About the editors

Henry Carey, Georgia State University, USA Courtenay R. Conrad, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, USA Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, University of North Texas, USA Paul Gronke, Reed College, USA Tracy Lightcap, LaGrange University, USA Naoru Koizumi, George Mason University, USA Ammar A. Malik, George Mason University, USA Jeremy D. Mayer, George Mason University, USA Peter Miller, University of Pennsylvania, USA James P. Pfiffner, George Mason University, USA Darius Rejali, Reed College, USA

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