Includes bibliographical references and index (pages [185]-201). Includes bibliographical references and index.
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. Perez Ricart -- Mexico: a humanitarian crisis in the making / Monica 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 : risks for the exercise of journalism and freedom of expression in Mexico / Armando Rodriguez Luna -- State of denial : crime reporting and political communication in Sonora / Victor Hugo Reyna Garcia -- Social movements in support of the victims : human rights and digital communications / Rupert Knox -- Justice and reconciliation from below -- Beyond disorder and the constitution : thinking about the law in regions of violence (the case of Cheran) / Erika Barcena Arevalo and Orlando Aragon Andrade -- Combing history against the grain : the search for truth amongst Mexico's hidden graves / Carolina Robledo Silvestre.
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 are the main consequences for human rights and the rule of law? What are the consequences of these developments for the public sphere and, more specifically, for the functioning of the press and freedom of expression? And how do ordinary people engage with the effects of violence and insecurity within their communities, and which initiatives and practices of "justice from below" do they develop to counter an increased sense of vulnerability, suffering and impunity?
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