Constructing the Limits of State Violence in Central America
Towards a New Research Agenda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4018089 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert H Holden (Old Dominion University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 435-459 |
| Publication date | 1996-05-01 |
| 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/s0022216x00013067 |
| OpenAlex | W2135833580 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 57 |
This analysis of the historically high level of state-sponsored violence in Central America, typically explained in terms of 'authoritarianism' or 'civil-military relations', argues for according it a more independent research status. Three historic dimensions of state-sponsored violence - the mechanisms by whichcaudilloviolence was displaced upward in the late 19th century, the level of subaltern collaboration with the agents of state violence as a function of clientelist politics, and the intrusion of US military power after 1940 - are proposed. The implications for the utility of political culture theory and for a reevaluation of the literature on civil-military relations are developed
Authoritarianism · Criminology · Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Power (physics) · Sociology · State (computer science) · Subaltern · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America
Violencia y democratización en Centroamérica
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Heroes on Horseback
Politics and Social Change in Latin America
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Blood Ties
Big Structures, Large Processes, Huge Comparisons
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2022 (35) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |