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Urban violence: a challenge to institutional strengthening
23/02/2009 By Laura Tedesco
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Urban violence in Latin America has been related to the increase in social, political and economic exclusion experienced by much of the population. This Working Paper by Laura Tedesco offers an analysis of the causes of violence, presenting a study that considers the possibility of stateless territories within states.
Various examples of the region are presented, with a particular focus on the rapid increase of violence in Mexico. The conclusions and recommendations given in this document point to the need to create an agenda for citizen security between Europe and Latin America that would put the emphasis on the exchange of ideas and local programmes.
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Keywords
Civil society Conflict Democratic control Latin America & CaribbeanRelated publications
Bio author: Laura Tedesco
PhD from Warwick University. She is now Visiting Professor at the Department of Political Science Department of the University Autónoma of Madrid.
