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Insecurity and Violence as a New Power Relation in Latin America

Instituto de Urbanismo, Universidad Central de Venezuela

This article shows the growing activities related to the existence of three types of urban violence: the structural violence inherent in the existing social inequalities in Latino American countries, radical violence, and criminal violence. Neoliberal policies generate more inequality, exclusion, poverty, and alienation, which yield a rising tide of criminal and radical violence, which triggers more state violence and coercion, which, in turn, encourages more resistance from below. Violence and security have become a key link in the economic arena characterizing the Latin American metropolis.

Key Words: violence • youths • inequalities • kidnapping • security • paramilitary groups • structural adjustments

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 606, No. 1, 178-195 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0002716206288571


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