Votes, Drugs, and Violence
The Political Logic of Criminal Wars in Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19912704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guillermo Trejo (0000-0002-0203-5114, University of Notre Dame), Sandra Ley (0000-0001-8141-9273, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Votes, Drugs, and Violence (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781108894807 |
| Wikidata | Q116051517 |
| OpenAlex | W3046639199 |
| Open Library | OL34762195M |
| ISBN | 9781108894807 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 121 |
| References cited | 156 |
One of the most surprising developments in Mexico's transition to democracy is the outbreak of criminal wars and large-scale criminal violence. Why did Mexican drug cartels go to war as the country transitioned away from one-party rule? And why have criminal wars proliferated as democracy has consolidated and elections have become more competitive subnationally? In Votes, Drugs, and Violence, Guillermo Trejo and Sandra Ley develop a political theory of criminal violence in weak democracies that elucidates how democratic politics and the fragmentation of power fundamentally shape cartels' incentives for war and peace. Drawing on in-depth case studies and statistical analysis spanning more than two decades and multiple levels of government, Trejo and Ley show that electoral competition and partisan conflict were key drivers of the outbreak of Mexico's crime wars, the intensification of violence, and the expansion of war and violence to the spheres of local politics and civil society
Competition (biology) · Criminology · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Incentive · Market economy · Organised crime · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · America · Democratization · Drug control · History · politics and government
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| Unique citing works | 121 |
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| Citations per year | 24,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 116 |