03738nam a22005175i 4500 978-3-031-68783-9 DE-He213 20251030113251.0 cr nn 008mamaa 241030s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031687839 978-3-031-68783-9 10.1007/978-3-031-68783-9 doi GN301-674 JHMC bicssc SOC002010 bisacsh JHMC thema Rohrer, Ingo. author. (orcid)0000-0003-1553-1114 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1553-1114 aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 86822 The Fear of Erring [electronic resource] : Mistrust, Ignorance, and Imagination in the Argentine Justice System / by Ingo Rohrer. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. VI, 376 p. 6 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Introduction -- Losing Sight -- Mistrust -- The Heat Is On -- Ignorance -- Can’t Calm Down -- Imagination -- In Another World -- Final Remarks. The Fear of Erring, a combination of thick ethnography and an ethnopoetic storyline, illustrates how mistrust, ignorance, and imagination govern the everyday work of personnel in Argentina's criminal justice system. The book shows that Argentina's justice system faces public suspicion and a tense atmosphere of competition and mutual mistrust among employees. It provides evidence of widespread fear among legal professionals of being deceived and making erroneous decisions based on manipulated information. Rational methods of generating knowledge often hit their limits, confronting employees with impenetrable ignorance. The detailed description of bureaucratic life demonstrates that legal professionals resort to imagination and speculation, yielding insights into their moral positioning. By focusing on these imaginaries, the book reveals unnoticed routines and functions of the justice system that shape legal processes, decision-making, and the institution's image. The book's discussion on mistrust, ignorance, and imagination extends beyond Argentina, addressing key questions about social cohesion, knowledge bases, and perspectives on the past and future in current social and global debates. Target Groups Social and Cultural Anthropologist, Sociologists, Legal Scholars, Administrative and Political Scientists, Latin Americanists and all people with an interest in the social imaginary and the power of imagination About the Author Ingo Rohrer obtained his PhD and habilitation in social and cultural anthropology from the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg. He currently holds a position at the Collaborative Research Center 'Vigilant Cultures' at LMU Munich. Ethnology. 58687 Political anthropology. 72286 Economic anthropology. 60000 Law and the social sciences. 66975 Sociocultural Anthropology. 71227 Political and Economic Anthropology. 72289 Socio-Legal Studies. 66980 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031687822 Printed edition: 9783031687846 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68783-9 ZDB-2-SLS ZDB-2-SXS 64603 64603