In the past 20 years, and in parallel to rising homicide rates in the region, we have witnessed an explosion in writing on violence in Mexico & Central America. Yet, a large proportion of this academic, journalistic and ‘expert’ work, as well as national and regional security policies, are characterized by the distance – both physical and analytical – that they maintain from the local realities that affect the region.
Because of this distance, as well as a strong normative stance on ‘criminal violence’, one can observe a lack of understanding around the local dynamics of security, governance and (dis)order.
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Mexico & Central America
Au-delà de l’accaparement. Le traitement de la terre dans la Colombie du post-conflit.
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Mexico & Central America
Chili, la crise sociale est aussi environnementale
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Robin Beaumont
MENA program director
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Xavier Guignard
MENA program director
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Camille Abescat
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Mexico & Central America
Deux ans après l’accord avec les FARC
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Mexico & Central America
Avant Trump, le spectacle de la frontière murée made in Arizona
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