The study of social violence in Latin America has stood at the periphery of cross-national
research despite the region being one of the most violent in the contemporary world. This …

Why do individuals or groups support vigilantism as a means of conflict resolution? Most
researchers tend to agree that support for and participation in vigilantism occurs in “stateless …

For the first time in human history more people now live and towns and cities than in rural
areas. In the wealthier countries of the world, the transition from predominantly rural to urban …

The return to democracy in Nigeria in 1999 ushered in some form of political reforms,
particularly in the conduct of multi-party elections however political violence appears …

Violent crime in Mexico occurs at a rate that dwarfs the human costs of most contemporary
civil wars, and the drug cartels responsible for the violence exercise de facto control over …

Comenzando por teorizaciones clásicas sobre la violencia en el ámbito político,
presentamos en este artículo los resultados de una revisión bibliográfica que tuvo como …

Electoral competition in weak institutional settings has been shown to increase criminal
violence, in particular homicides. Electoral competitiveness, by virtue of threatening the …

This article conceptually unpacks service delivery in the context of both the democratic effect
and genuine call regarding the spread of violent service delivery protests in South Africa …

This book critically explores the impact of national security, violence and state power on
citizenship rights and experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean. Drawing on cross …

The expansion and entrenchment of insecurity, organized crime and violence in Latin
America has involved the participation of public officials. Without this participation, it would …