Fear and crime in Latin America : redefining state-society relations / / Lucia Dammert

• Autore: Dammert Lucia
• Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.98
• Soggetto topico: Violent crimes - Latin America; Internal security - Latin America; Democracy - Latin America; Security (Psychology) - Political aspects - Latin America; State, The
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America Politics and government
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-176) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Democracy, modernity, and fear in contemporary Chile -- Fear as a category for analysis -- Violence and crime -- The government of security 1970-2010 -- Santiago: segregation and day-to-day fear -- Trust, insecurity, and authoritarianism -- Is Chile a unique case? Insecurity conditions in Latin America.
• Sommario/riassunto: The feeling of insecurity is a little known phenomenon that has been only partially explored by social sciences. However, it has a deep social, cultural and economic impact and may even contribute to define the very structures of the state. In Latin America, fear of crime has become an important stumbling block in the region's process of democratization. After long spells of dictatorships and civil wars, violence in the region was supposed to be under control yet crime rates have continued to skyrocket and citizens remain fearful. This analytical puzzle has troubled researchers and to date
• Titolo autorizzato: Fear and crime in Latin America
• ISBN: 1-136-29827-4; 1-283-64332-4; 0-203-11628-3; 1-136-29828-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785993703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics