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Varieties of vigilantism: conceptual discord, meaning and strategies

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The practice of vigilantism raises a number of broader provocative questions regarding state–society relations. But before pursuing these questions, we must first ask a critical conceptual question: what is vigilantism? In this article, I offer a conceptual analysis of vigilantism to identify and analyse the points of conceptual discord that make vigilantism an essentially contested concept. To address these challenges, I establish the concept’s core definitional dimensions and range of attributes. I then develop a root concept of vigilantism as the collective use or threat of extra-legal violence in response to an alleged criminal act. The root concept better positions researchers to effectively utilise different strategies to amend the concept for varying theoretical and empirical ends, avoid analytical pitfalls that beset existing conceptualisations and pursue promising new research questions.

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  • Eduardo Moncada, 2017. "Varieties of vigilantism: conceptual discord, meaning and strategies," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(4), pages 403-423, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:18:y:2017:i:4:p:403-423
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2017.1374183
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    1. Rashid Gabdulhakov, 2019. "In the Bullseye of Vigilantes: Mediated Vulnerabilities of Kyrgyz Labour Migrants in Russia," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(2), pages 230-241.
    2. Omar García-Ponce & Lauren E Young & Thomas Zeitzoff, 2023. "Anger and support for retribution in Mexico’s drug war," Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo, vol. 60(2), pages 274-290, March.
    3. Kudo, Yuya, 2020. "Maintaining law and order: Welfare implications from village vigilante groups in northern Tanzania," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 178(C), pages 607-628.
    4. Chen, Fan Xuan & Graso, Maja & Aquino, Karl & Lin, Lily & Cheng, Joey T. & DeCelles, Katherine & Vadera, Abhijeet K., 2022. "The vigilante identity and organizations," Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Elsevier, vol. 170(C).

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