Managed Dissent

'... Zick provides a thoughtful, compelling defense of dissent and an important analysis of why dissent is so constrained and disfavored, especially in a nation forged through dissent ... Highly recommended.' J. A. Pierceson, Choice 'A timely and thoughtful study of the politics and law of policing public protest, and an urgent call for letting people pursue the American tradition of taking it to the streets.' David Cole, National Legal Director, ACLU 'This book is a tour de force on the constitutional dimensions of protest and dissent. Tim Zick weaves together important but often disconnected threads of the law to show the significant impediments to the law of public protest and what can be done to remove them.' John Inazu, Washington University in St Louis and author of Liberty's Refuge 'Tim Zick has produced the definitive account of the law of public protest. While he offers an impassioned defense of public protest, Zick also warns of the many forces aligned against it. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in how governments manage dissent and how we can preserve our long tradition of public protest.' Nadine Strossen, National President (1991-2008), ACLU 'Tim Zick is one of our most thoughtful, articulate scholars of free speech. Managed Dissent explores the value of street protest for liberal democracy and makes an essential case for celebrating and protecting our right to protest.' Gregory Magarian, Washington University School of Law and author of Managed Speech