" In the most widely-accepted minimalist definition, democracy is conceived as a governance
system in which citizens select their representatives through competitive elections and …

El objetivo planteado es entender mejor las prácticas concretas de las fuerzas públicas en
el contexto de la “guerra contra las drogas” durante el periodo de 2006 a 2011. Para ello, se …

Mexico's public security has suffered a militarization process for at least two decades.
Although there is consensus on this trend at the national level in the specialized literature …

This article analyses the militarization of public security in Mexico from a human rights
perspective to observe the main effects of this policy at the national level in the last twenty …

This article examines the effects of the militarization of public security and the conflicts it
triggers on a central democratic institution: press freedom. We focus on Mexico, which …

In 2006, then Mexican President Felipe Calderón declared a 'war'against criminal
organisations that were beginning to control some of the country's territories. Consequently …

Yucatán state's homicide level has remained low and steady for decades and criminal
violence activity is low, even while crime rates in much of the rest of the country have …

En la presente investigación se analiza la percepción que tiene la ciudadanía sobre las
instituciones encargadas de la seguridad en México, con la finalidad de conocer por qué, a …

This paper studies spatial violence diffusion when criminal organizations specializing in one
illegal activity (eg, drug trafficking) are attacked by security forces. Our theoretical framework …

This dissertation analyzes the Villas de Salvarcar massacre in Ciudad Juárez as an acute
event—a rupture followed by an uncharacteristic openness—that emerged from a tense and …