Bringing together researchers from a variety of disciplines, this volume examines developments in the policing of transnational protest since the late 1990s. Using case studies from a number of countries in North America and Europe, the authors examine the new forms of political protest and the manner in which the authorities have reacted.

Contents: Policing transnational protest: an introduction, Donatella della Porta, Abby Peterson and Herbert Reiter; The policing of global protest: the G8 at Genoa and its aftermath, Donatella della Porta and Herbert Reiter; Policing contentious politics at transnational summits: Darth Vader or the Keystone Cops?, Abby Peterson; The policing of transnational protest in Canada, Mike King and David Waddington; Aspects of the 'new penology' in the police response to major political protests in the United States, 1999-2000, John Noakes and Patrick F. Gillham; Negotiating political protest in Gothenburg and Copenhagen, Mattias Wahlström and Mikael Oskarsson; Formalizing the informal: the EU approach to transnational protest policing, Herbert Reiter and Olivier Fillieule; The policing of transnational protest: a conclusion, Donatella della Porta and Herbert Reiter; Bibliography; Index.

Donatella della Porta is Professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute, Italy. Abby Peterson is Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Herbert Reiter is based at the European University Institute, Italy.