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Della Porta: France's crackdown on youth protests echoes a European and US shift

Italian political scientist argues French policing of youth protests is unusually harsh but part of a wider turn from crowd control to 'counterinsurgency' tactics.

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What to know

  • An Italian political scientist argues France's crackdown on youth protests, though especially harsh, is part of a broader shift in policing strategy.
  • She describes a trend from the US to Europe of adopting 'counterinsurgency operations' rather than 'traditional crowd control.'
  • Protest footage from France is described as powerful enough to have ripple effects on perceptions and politics elsewhere in Europe.

“counterinsurgency operations”

Donatella della Porta, Political scientist · Le Monde ↗ · Oct 31

Donatella della Porta Italian political scientist

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    “Footage of France's youth protests is so powerful that it has an impact across Europe…”
    — Donatella della Porta
    1. 2 outlets Donatella della Porta, political scientist: 'Footage of France's youth protests is so powerful that it has an impact across Europe'

      first by Le Monde EN, 7d ago · also Le Monde.fr