LEADER 03059nam 2200601zu 450 001 9910140140703321 005 20210807001247.0 010 $a2-940503-35-4 024 7 $a10.4000/books.iheid.716 035 $a(CKB)2560000000351848 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001541282 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11902701 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001541282 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11534955 035 $a(PQKB)11089716 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00044299 035 $a(FrMaCLE)OB-iheid-716 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/43937 035 $a(PPN)182838919 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000351848 100 $a20160829d2013 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe construction of the Maras : between politicization and securitization 210 $cGraduate Institute Publications$d2013 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cGraduate Institute Publications$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (75 pages) 225 0 $aeCahiers de l'Institut ;$v21 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a2-940503-34-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 $aHigh levels of crime and violence in Central America?s northern triangle are a major preoccupation of politicians, policy-makers and citizens. Public authorities in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala have sought repressive measures to increase public safety and to contain such violence, for which youth gangs (maras) are principally held responsible. Substantiated by interviews with key stakeholders in Geneva, Switzerland, this desk review offers a comprehensive understanding of the motivations and the intended effects behind the suppressive strategies of the respective governments. Viewing the gang phenomenon through the lens of securitization theory allows for a new understanding of how the maras are dealt with. This paper also traces how the concerned states have shaped a certain construction of these gangs and reveals a blurred line between the political and the security sectors. The analysis finds that interests other than combatting a security threat, as well as the particular historical and societal contexts of the three countries, decisively influence how the maras issue is addressed. 606 $aPolitical Science$2HILCC 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 606 $aPolitical Science Theory$2HILCC 610 $asecurity 610 $asecuritization theory 610 $agangs 610 $aconflict security and peacebuilding 610 $acrime & 610 $aviolence 615 7$aPolitical Science 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 615 7$aPolitical Science Theory 700 $aDoes$b Antonia$0916688 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910140140703321 996 $aThe construction of the Maras : between politicization and securitization$92055100 997 $aUNINA