Ned Littlefield
Biographic Data
| ID | 1151706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ned Littlefield |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ned |
| FAMILY NAME | Littlefield |
| SIGNATURE | LITTLEFIELD N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9542-3564 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Violent Legitimacy: How Soldiers View the Risks of Military Policing in Brazil
Democracies increasingly use their militaries to prevent crime, as if they were police, fueling human-rights violations and raising the question of how soldiers perceive this mission’s risks. Recent scholarship helps answer this question by illustrating Brazilian Army soldiers’ concerns with the operational effectiveness and legal appropriateness of their crime-prevention mission to fight street gangs in Rio de Janeiro. The mission expanded in 20…
Between soldiers and cops: The transnational boundary work of militarization in Mexico
Democracies around the world increasingly deploy their militaries in domestic law enforcement, fuelling normative and practical concerns about blurred boundaries between the competence of police and soldiers. We examine the boundary work of state justification for militarized policing, investigating its interactions with the transnational governance of security. We argue that the militarization of policing in Latin America has been justified thro…
After racial democracy? The state’s rhetorical reconstruction of national identity in Brazil (1990–2019)
The weakening of 'racial democracy,' or the idea of Brazil as a color-blind society that was central to what being Brazilian meant throughout much of the 20th century, raises a question about how the state attempts to reconstruct national identity rhetorically after the deconstruction of this foundational myth. I propose to answer this question by examining how 10 presidential inauguration speeches given between 1990 and 2019 challenge the myth o…
Examining the Crime-Conflict Distinction: Victimization and Political System Support in Colombia
How do crime and conflict compare in relation to victims’ support for their political system? Latin American Politics scholarship has emphasized the distinct motivations of criminal and political violence. However, victims might not distinguish meaningfully between these types of insecurity. Scholars have used surveys extensively to understand crime victimization's consequences, but we know less about conflict victimization's relationship with po…
Identity, Conflict and Discourse: Understanding Military Contestation in Brazil
The Brazilian military has recently executed an unexpected return to politics by engaging more actively in domestic policymaking and implementation both before and during the Bolsonaro government, thus jeopardising democratic consolidation. To help understand this development, we examine why the military openly challenges civilian authority over some issues, while remaining silent on others. Whereas prior work emphasises external factors like civ…
Identity, Conflict and Discourse: Understanding Military Contestation in Brazil
The Brazilian military has recently executed an unexpected return to politics by engaging more actively in domestic policymaking and implementation both before and during the Bolsonaro government, thus jeopardising democratic consolidation. To help understand this development, we examine why the military openly challenges civilian authority over some issues, while remaining silent on others. Whereas prior work emphasises external factors like civ…
Examining the Crime-Conflict Distinction: Victimization and Political System Support in Colombia
How do crime and conflict compare in relation to victims’ support for their political system? Latin American Politics scholarship has emphasized the distinct motivations of criminal and political violence. However, victims might not distinguish meaningfully between these types of insecurity. Scholars have used surveys extensively to understand crime victimization's consequences, but we know less about conflict victimization's relationship with po…
Identity, Conflict and Discourse: Understanding Military Contestation in Brazil
The Brazilian military has recently executed an unexpected return to politics by engaging more actively in domestic policymaking and implementation both before and during the Bolsonaro government, thus jeopardising democratic consolidation. To help understand this development, we examine why the military openly challenges civilian authority over some issues, while remaining silent on others. Whereas prior work emphasises external factors like civ…
After racial democracy? The state’s rhetorical reconstruction of national identity in Brazil (1990–2019)
The weakening of 'racial democracy,' or the idea of Brazil as a color-blind society that was central to what being Brazilian meant throughout much of the 20th century, raises a question about how the state attempts to reconstruct national identity rhetorically after the deconstruction of this foundational myth. I propose to answer this question by examining how 10 presidential inauguration speeches given between 1990 and 2019 challenge the myth o…
Between soldiers and cops: The transnational boundary work of militarization in Mexico
Democracies around the world increasingly deploy their militaries in domestic law enforcement, fuelling normative and practical concerns about blurred boundaries between the competence of police and soldiers. We examine the boundary work of state justification for militarized policing, investigating its interactions with the transnational governance of security. We argue that the militarization of policing in Latin America has been justified thro…
Violent Legitimacy: How Soldiers View the Risks of Military Policing in Brazil
Democracies increasingly use their militaries to prevent crime, as if they were police, fueling human-rights violations and raising the question of how soldiers perceive this mission’s risks. Recent scholarship helps answer this question by illustrating Brazilian Army soldiers’ concerns with the operational effectiveness and legal appropriateness of their crime-prevention mission to fight street gangs in Rio de Janeiro. The mission expanded in 20…
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (2 works) · Public opinion (2 works)