Beyond the drug war in Mexico : human rights, the public sphere and justice /

"This volume aims to go beyond the study of developments within Mexico's criminal world and their relationship with the state and law enforcement. It focuses instead on the nature and consequences of what we call the 'totalization of the drug war, ' and its projection on other do...

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Group Author: Pansters, W. G. Wil G; Smith, Benjamin T; Watt, Peter Educator
Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Europa country perspectives
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Summary: "This volume aims to go beyond the study of developments within Mexico's criminal world and their relationship with the state and law enforcement. It focuses instead on the nature and consequences of what we call the 'totalization of the drug war, ' and its projection on other domains which are key to understanding the nature of Mexican democracy. The volume brings together chapters written by distinguished scholars from Mexico and elsewhere who deal with three major questions. What are the main features of, and forces behind, the persistent militarization of the drug war in Mexico, and what
Carrier Form: vi, 201 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781857439090
1857439090
Index Number: HV5840
CLC: D773.188
Call Number: D773.188/B573
Contents: Introduction : beyond the drug war : the United States, the public sphere and human rights / Wil G. Pansters, Benjamin T. Smith and Peter Watt -- Securitization, militarization and human rights -- US pressure and Mexican anti-drugs efforts from 1940 to 1980 : importing the war on drugs? / Carlos A. Pérez Ricart -- Mexico: a humanitarian crisis in the making / Mónica Serrano -- Effects of militarization in the name of counter-narcotics efforts and consequences for human rights in Mexico / Laura Carlsen -- The public sphere and the press under siege -- Violence, co-optation and corruption