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Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Street GangsOutlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Struggles over Legitimation

Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Street Gangs: Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Struggles over Legitimation [Legitimation of the informal power of transnational outlaw motorcycle clubs worldwide vis-à-vis the public is becoming an increasing concern for the clubs. Using our research material from the US and Europe, we ask if the use of these strategies of legitimation can be seen in terms of increasing integration of this counterculture into society and the progressive consolidation and entrepreneurialism of the clubs. Specifically, the chapter engages with the increased (1) public relations work of the leading clubs worldwide, activities that could be labeled as (2) ‘corporate social responsibility’ and charity work, and finally (3) the biker lobby that addresses the mainstream political structures and defends libertarian positions with the help of legal professionals.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Street GangsOutlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Struggles over Legitimation

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society Book Series
Editors: Kuldova, Tereza; Sánchez-Jankowski, Martín
Kuldova, Tereza; Quinn, James
Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs and Street Gangs — Apr 26, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-76119-0
Pages
145 –173
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-76120-6_7
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Abstract

[Legitimation of the informal power of transnational outlaw motorcycle clubs worldwide vis-à-vis the public is becoming an increasing concern for the clubs. Using our research material from the US and Europe, we ask if the use of these strategies of legitimation can be seen in terms of increasing integration of this counterculture into society and the progressive consolidation and entrepreneurialism of the clubs. Specifically, the chapter engages with the increased (1) public relations work of the leading clubs worldwide, activities that could be labeled as (2) ‘corporate social responsibility’ and charity work, and finally (3) the biker lobby that addresses the mainstream political structures and defends libertarian positions with the help of legal professionals.]

Published: Apr 26, 2018

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