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modern political thought
contemporary issues in political thought
terrorism
culture and ideology of terrorism
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
terrorism
culture and ideology of terrorism
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
terrorism
culture and ideology of terrorism
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political crimes
politically motivated violent crimes
terrorism
culture and ideology of terrorism
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race, ethnicity and migration
sociopolitical movements and conflicts
terrorism
culture and ideology of terrorism
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posse comitatus
Definition
- THE POSSE COMITATUS, also known as the Sheriff's Posse Comitatus, is a conservative movement that holds that the local county is the basic, and only truly legitimate, governing unit in the United States. It traces its beliefs back to English Common Law in the Middle Ages when the shire was the core political unit and the sheriff the main law enforcement authority. [Source: Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right: Volume 1: The Left and Volume 2: The Right; Posse Comitatus]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/posse_comitatus
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