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DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global AffairsSovereignty\, Order and Con
 flictDavid SkarbekBrown UniversityAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Politic
 al SciencePolitical Theory ProjectThe Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Beh
 ind Bars Varies Around the WorldWhy does prison social order vary around t
 he world? While many of the basic characteristics of prisons are similar g
 lobally\, the extent and form of informal inmate organization varies subst
 antially. This article develops a governance theory of prison social order
 . Inmates create extralegal governance institutions when official governan
 ce is insufficient. The size and demographics of the prison population exp
 lain why inmates produce extralegal governance institutions in either dece
 ntralized ways\, such as ostracism\, or through more centralized forms\, s
 uch as gangs. Comparative analysis of Brazil\, Bolivia\, England\, Scandin
 avia\, and men’s and women’s prisons in California&nbsp\; provide empirica
 l support.For more information or to request accessibility arrangements\, 
 please contact jmhoran@syr.edu.
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SUMMARY:The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the 
 World
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs</p><p>
 Sovereignty\, Order and Conflict</p><p><strong>David Skarbek</strong><br>B
 rown University<br>Associate Professor<br>Department of Political Science<
 /p><p>Political Theory Project</p><p><strong>The Puzzle of Prison Order: W
 hy Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World</strong></p><p>Why does prison
  social order vary around the world? While many of the basic characteristi
 cs of prisons are similar globally\, the extent and form of informal inmat
 e organization varies substantially. This article develops a governance th
 eory of prison social order. Inmates create extralegal governance institut
 ions when official governance is insufficient. The size and demographics o
 f the prison population explain why inmates produce extralegal governance 
 institutions in either decentralized ways\, such as ostracism\, or through
  more centralized forms\, such as gangs. Comparative analysis of Brazil\, 
 Bolivia\, England\, Scandinavia\, and men’s and women’s prisons in Califor
 nia&nbsp\; provide empirical support.</p><p>For more information or to req
 uest accessibility arrangements\, please contact jmhoran@syr.edu.<br></p>
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