Resisting Extortion
Victims, Criminals, and States in Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19934282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eduardo Moncada (0000-0001-7874-7049, Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Resisting Extortion (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781108915328 |
| OpenAlex | W4205910970 |
| Open Library | OL37331131M |
| ISBN | 9781108915328 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
Criminal extortion is an understudied, but widespread and severe problem in Latin America. In states that cannot or choose not to uphold the rule of law, victims are often seen as helpless in the face of powerful criminals. However, even under such difficult circumstances, victims resist criminal extortion in surprisingly different ways. Drawing on extensive fieldwork in violent localities in Colombia, El Salvador and Mexico, Moncada weaves together interviews, focus groups, and participatory drawing exercises to explain why victims pursue distinct strategies to resist criminal extortion. The analysis traces and compares processes that lead to individual acts of everyday resistance; sporadic killings by ad hoc groups of victims and police; institutionalized and sustained collective vigilantism; and coordination between victims and states to co-produce order in ways that both strengthen and undermine the rule of law. This book offers valuable new insights into the broader politics of crime and the state
Citizen journalism · Criminology · Extortion · Face (sociological concept) · Latin Americans · Organised crime · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · American Government · Crime prevention · law and legislation · Offenses against property · Vigilantism
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 8 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |