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Record Nr.

UNINA9910369915003321

Autore

Sanjurjo Diego

Titolo

Gun Control Policies in Latin America / / by Diego Sanjurjo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

9783030179175

3030179176

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 pages)

Collana

International Series on Public Policy, , 2524-731X

Disciplina

363.33

363.33098

Soggetti

Political planning

America - Politics and government

Political science

Criminal behavior

Executive power

Public Policy

American Politics

Political Science

Criminal Behavior

Governance and Government

Executive Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Gun Violence, Gun Proliferation and Security Governance -- Chapter 3: Gun Securitization and Gun Control Policies -- Chapter 4: Multiple Streams and Multiple Couplings -- Chapter 5: The Brazilian Disarmament Statute -- Chapter 6: The Uruguayan Responsible Firearm Ownership Law -- Chapter 7: Gun Policy Processes and Interest Group Politics in Latin America -- Chapter 8: Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyses the crucial role that guns play in the dynamics of extreme violence engulfing Latin America and the policies that are being implemented to confront it. Gun control is surprisingly not a



prominent issue in most countries of the region, but this situation is rapidly changing as proliferation and violence dramatically increase. The book adopts an extended version of John Kingdon's influential Multiple Streams Framework to explore how gun control enters political agendas and why some countries act to end gun violence and others do not. In this effort, the Brazilian Disarmament Statute and the Uruguayan Responsible Firearm Ownership Law serve as in-depth case studies that exhibit the region's heterogeneity and put Kingdon's policy theory to the test. Gun Control Policies in Latin America is an essential reading for anyone interested in Latin American security and public policies. Diego Sanjurjo is Postdoctoral Fellow at the Universityof the Republic (UdelaR) in Montevideo, Uruguay. He is a policy analyst and security expert and his lines of research include public security, gun control, Latin American politics and public policy theories.