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State, crime, and violence in Mexico, 1920-2000 : arbiters of impunity, agents of coercion
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Smith, Benjamin T. and Long, Tom (2023) State, crime, and violence in Mexico, 1920-2000 : arbiters of impunity, agents of coercion. Past & Present . ISSN 0031-2746. (In Press)
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Abstract
Many accounts of state formation suggest that states increase their extractive and coercive capabilities in tandem: they monopolize the provision of “protection” in Charles Tilly’s famous analogy. However, when unconsolidated states confront lucrative, illicit markets, state- building takes an unexpected turn. We argue that these states, like post-revolutionary Mexico, develop not as one protection racket, but two. In doing so, we advance the debate on the nature of the relationships among the state, organized crime, and violence in Mexico, a country that confronts levels of state and criminal violence similar to those found in war. This article sheds light on processes of state-building, the roots of contemporary violence in Mexico, and the paradox at the heart of militarized counternarcotics strategies.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Past & Present | ||||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||
ISSN: | 0031-2746 | ||||||
Official Date: | 2023 | ||||||
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Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | In Press | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 24 October 2023 | ||||||
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