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Governing crime and violence in Latin America

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The last two decades turned Latin America into one of the most violent regions in the world. While previously, violence in the region has predominantly been associated with state repression and military dictatorships, the “new violence” that emerged since the mid-1990s is predominantly criminal. Related research has been mostly problem-driven, implying that the focus has been on how to improve security governance in the region. The multiple ways in which governance itself is both shaped by as well as contributing to the pervasiveness of this “new violence,” has remained uncharted. This article offers an analytical framework, inspired by the literature on governance, for assessing this issue. To this end, it highlights different modes and instances of governance with, by, and through crime (and violence) in the region. In doing so, the article offers a contextualization for this special issue as well as an overarching analytical framework for the individual contributions.

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  • Markus-Michael Müller, 2018. "Governing crime and violence in Latin America," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3-4), pages 171-191, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:19:y:2018:i:3-4:p:171-191
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2018.1543916
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