De-securitising and Re-securitising Gang Policies
The Funes Government and Gangs in El Salvador
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3349405 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Van Der Borgh (Utrecht University), Wim Savenije (0009-0006-8861-629X, Latin American School of Medicine) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 149-176 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x14000741 |
| OpenAlex | W2132041896 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article analyses the gang policies of the first years of the Funes administration in El Salvador, from June 2009 until July 2012. Using securitisation theory, it explains why the administration returned to an emphasis on extraordinary measures, most of them repressive, to deal with gangs. It argues that these measures were the product of an ongoing and dynamic process in which the government was but one of the players in a complex field constituted by numerous actors. The return to repressive measures as well as the support and facilitation of a 'gang truce' were not the result of a rational design or a predetermined agenda, but should be seen as a series of moves in a political conjuncture, in which the Salvadorean government needed to communicate to different audiences messages of being in control
Administration (probate law) · Facilitation · Field (mathematics) · Government (linguistics) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Product (mathematics) · Sociology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Public Administration · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
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Security
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| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |