Ordnung und Sicherheit, Devianz und Kriminalität im Staatssozialismus
Tschechoslowakei und DDR 1948/49–1989
Christiane Brenner, Ciprian Cirniala, Martin Franc, Caroline Fricke, Stanislav Holubec, Jan Kolár, Matej Kotalik, Petr Koura, Thomas Lindenberger, Eva Pluharová-Grigiene, Michal Pullmann, Václav Šmidrkal, Madeleine Tost, Tomas Vilimek, Esther Wahlen, Tobias Wunschik, Volker Zimmermann
The contributions of this anthology are concerned, on the one hand, with the theories, strategies and practices employed to ensure order and security; on the other hand, with the existence of deviance and delinquency in state socialism. Specifically, they look at the role of the police and their depiction in films, the penal system as well as youth and white-collar crime, and other forms of deviant behavior. The main emphasis is put on presumed or truly “nonpolitically” motivated violations of norms or laws as well as on how such crimes were prevented and punished. These are very important themes when discussing the social history of state socialism.
