Violent Democracies in Latin America

Herausgeber: Arias, Enrique Desmond; Goldstein, Daniel M

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Collection asks why, despite the democratization of Latin American societies, multiple forms of violence have proliferated in recent years, exploring how various actors use violence to contest ideas of order, rights, citizenship, and justice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780822346241
• ISBN-10: 0822346249
• Artikelnr.: 29926906

Autorenporträt

Enrique Desmond Arias and Daniel M. Goldstein, eds.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments vii
Violent Pluralism: Understanding the New Democracies of Latin America /
Enrique Desmond Arias and Daniel M. Goldstein 1
The Political and Economic Origins of Violence and Insecurity in
Contemporary Latin America: Past Trajectories and Future Prospects / Diane
E. Davis 35
End of Discussion: Violence, Participatory Democracy, and the Limits of
Dissent in Colombia / Mary Roldán 63
Maintaining Democracy in Colombia through Political Exclusion, States of
Exception, Counterinsurgency, and Dirty War / María Clemencia Ramírez 84
Clandestine Connections: The Political and Relational Makings of Collective
Violence / Javier Auyero 108
"Living in a Jungle": State Violence and Perceptions of Democracy in Buenos
Aires / Ruth Stanley 133
Organized Violence, Disorganized State / Lilian Bobea 161
Toward Uncivil Society: Causes and Consequences of Violence in Rio de
Janeiro / Robert Gay 201
Violence, Democracy, and Human Rights in Latin America / Todd Landman 226
Conclusion: Understanding Violent Pluralism / Enrique Desmond Arias 242
References 265
Contributors 299
Index 301