Globalization and the capacity of violence to transform social spaces: Some critical points about the Latin America debate

Sergio Cuadra

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to try and explain the relationship between violence and the changes taking place in social spaces. Violence, in all its dimensions, has taken a central place in Latin American social life and has become an almost totally private issue. This implies a series of spatial and social transformations in the cities. The new effects of violence influence social and ethnic segregation and seem to operate in similar ways in different societies. This motivates a comparative analysis of the security services situation in different countries. Such a comparison will allow us obtain a better vision of the effects of violence as social facts and will allow planning future comparisons with other regions easier.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-173
JournalCrime, Law and Social Change
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

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