This text is the conclusion of the Violence Takes Place Series. The Series has been coordinated by Jayson Maurice Porter and Alexander Aviña. Click here
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The Guadalajara Cartel Never Existed
Introduction Everyone in Mexico has heard of the Guadalajara Cartel (Cartel de Guadalajara in Spanish), an organization that, from the beginning of the 1980’s and
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How to Protect Electoral Candidates in Mexico?
This report is part of the Elections & Violence Project The report has been produced by Ana Velasco Ugalde, and coordinated by María Teresa Martínez
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Este informe es parte del proyecto Elecciones y Violencia El trabajo fue realizado por Ana Velasco Ugalde y coordinado por María Teresa Martínez Trujillo y
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Militarised Trade Unions in Ghana: The Action of Union Guards (1982-2001)
Introduction It’s 2013. I meet Ato at Kaneshie bus station, which is one of the main transport hubs in Ghana’s Accra region. Ato must be
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The Hard Work of Fraud. Winning Elections and Losing Legitimacy in Chihuahua
Introduction “I had to figure out how to cast 1800 votes [for the PRI] all at once.”[note]Interview by author, Mexico City, Mexico, November 15, 2011.
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Killing Candidates in Mexico. The PRD in the 1990s.
Introduction The 2018 electoral process has been described as the most violent in the history of Mexico. According to records compiled by Estrategia Electoral, “between
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Breve historia de la violencia electoral en México
Introducción En México, durante gran parte del siglo XX, los procesos electorales y la violencia estuvieron estrechamente vinculados. A medida que se aproximaban las contiendas
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Violence and Avocado Capitalism in Michoacán, Mexico.
This article is Chapter 4 of Noria MXAC “Violence Takes Place” Editorial Series. Click here to discover the rest of the Series. Introduction – Oro
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