Contemporary Discourses On Violence in Central American Newspapers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12898554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sebastian Huhn (0000-0003-0840-4408, German Institute for Global and Area Studies, corresponding author), Anika Oettler (0000-0002-9835-3255, German Institute for Global and Area Studies), Peter Peetz (German Institute for Global and Area Studies) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 243-261 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Communication Gazette (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-0485 • E-ISSN: 1748-0493 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1748048509102180 |
| OpenAlex | W2153387005 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 23 |
It is commonly understood that criminal violence has superseded political violence in Central America. Focusing on the social construction of violent realities in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua, the authors describe the print media landscape in Central America and examine both the quality of leading newspapers and the main clusters of topics constituting the news discourse on violence. The analysis of the macro-structure of topic management in Central American newspapers allows a differentiation of the `talk of crime': it is more heterogeneous than often thought. There are signs that the problem of juvenile delinquency is emerging as the centre of a cross-country discourse on `ordinary violence'. On the other hand, the talk of crime is centred around a few topic clusters, with sexual violence and border-related discourse on violence being of key importance. Finally, the article points to a heterogeneous array of discourse events that is connected to political developments and power relations
Criminology · Media studies · Newspaper · Organised crime · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Gender Studies · Latin American socio-political dynamics · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |